Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service

  • Alternative provision
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 5 to 16
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Saxon Hall, Samson Street, Rochdale, OL16 2XWOpen in maps

Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service is an alternative provision school in Rochdale for ages 5 to 16. It is one of the 105 schools in Rochdale. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in May 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 21 May 2024, report published 3 July 2024

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Met

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Pupil numbers and mix

136 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals69.9%

69.9%, 43.4 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0.7%

0.7%, 20.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support80.9%

80.9%, 66.1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan11.8%

11.8%, 5.8 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service

SchoolDistanceOfsted
The Grove Partnership5 milesOfsted: Good
Ash Grove School6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy11 milesOfsted: Good
Park School Teaching Service11 milesOfsted: Good
Forwards Centre11 milesOfsted judgements: Outstanding

School details

School type
Pupil referral unit
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
5 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr David Shields
Phone
03003038384
Website
raiserochdale.org
Address
Saxon Hall, Samson Street, Rochdale, OL16 2XW
Local authority
Rochdale
URN
133409

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.