Moorhouse Academy
Crossley Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Milnes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Watergrove Trust
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 148436
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706642742
About this school
Moorhouse Academy is a primary academy in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorhouse Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 46 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 48% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 61% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moorhouse Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorhouse Academy compares
Moorhouse Academy ranked 35th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.1% | 52.5% | 210 | — |
| Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 30.3% | 192 | 0.4 miles |
| Crossgates Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 17.2% | 312 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Belfield Community School | 49% | 6.9% | 41.4% | 429 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 45% | 455 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.51%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 19.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Crossgates Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Belfield Community School0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Moorhouse Academy ranks 21st of the 32 ranked primary schools in Rochdale.
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primary
- Caldershaw Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Crossgates Primary School Primary
- Deeplish Primary Academy Primary
- Greenbank Primary School Primary
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorhouse Academy teach?
- Moorhouse Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorhouse Academy?
- The headteacher of Moorhouse Academy is Mrs Kelly Milnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorhouse Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorhouse Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Moorhouse Academy?
- Moorhouse Academy has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moorhouse Academy full?
- Moorhouse Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 210 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moorhouse Academy a faith school?
- No. Moorhouse Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorhouse Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moorhouse Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Moorhouse Academy part of an academy trust?
- Moorhouse Academy is part of WATERGROVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moorhouse Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorhouse Academy compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Moorhouse Academy ranked 35th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorhouse Academy's absence rate?
- Moorhouse Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorhouse Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorhouse Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.