Best Primary Schools in Rochdale

We checked all 43 primary schools in Rochdale and list every one: 32 ranked, then 11 without a rank.

Schools checked: 43
Ranked: 32
Without a rank: 11

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Rochdale. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Rochdale also has 12 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Rochdale. Rochdale also has rankings for Heywood.

Ranked primary schools in Rochdale

Rank 1
Whittaker Moss Primary School
Local authority maintained, 443 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
74%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 2
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Local authority maintained, 195 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 3
Kentmere Primary Academy
Academy, 353 pupils, inspected January 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 4
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Academy, 444 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 5
Ashfield Valley Primary School
Local authority maintained, 239 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 6
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
Academy, 109 pupils, inspected May 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 7
Heybrook Primary School
Local authority maintained, 688 pupils, inspected March 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 8
Healey Foundation Primary School
Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected May 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 9
Greenbank Primary School
Local authority maintained, 423 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 10
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 161 pupils, inspected May 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 11
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Academy, 304 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 12
Deeplish Primary Academy
Academy, 452 pupils, inspected February 2020
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 13
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 14
Brimrod Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 208 pupils, inspected November 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 15
Crossgates Primary School
Local authority maintained, 312 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 16
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 192 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 17
St James' Church of England Primary School
Academy, 210 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 18
Shawclough Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 428 pupils, inspected May 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 19
Marland Hill Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 464 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 20
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Local authority maintained, 197 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
48%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 21
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 455 pupils, inspected April 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 22
Moorhouse Academy
Academy, 210 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 23
Castleton Primary School
Local authority maintained, 352 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 24
Newhey Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 285 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 25
Hamer Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 323 pupils, inspected October 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 26
Broadfield Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 406 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
45%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 27
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy, 117 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 28
Belfield Community School
Local authority maintained, 429 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
49%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 29
Lowerplace Primary School
Local authority maintained, 533 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
41%
Higher standard
1%
Rank 30
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 316 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
54%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 31
Sandbrook Community Primary School
Academy, 583 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention
Expected standard
51%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 32
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Local authority maintained, 298 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
39%
Higher standard
0%

Primary schools in Rochdale without a rank

Caldershaw Primary School
Academy, 235 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd
Independent, 11 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 222 pupils, inspected December 2015
Ofsted: Good
Norden Primary Academy
Academy, 370 pupils, inspected October 2012
Ofsted: Good
Nuqtah Primary School
Independent, 37 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 219 pupils, inspected June 2019
Ofsted: Good
Spotland Primary Academy
Academy, 420 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Inadequate
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 213 pupils, inspected July 2016
Ofsted: Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Academy, 208 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Good
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Academy, 111 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy, 343 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement