1
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 4BB
1
10 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Rochdale
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Rochdale. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
69
Outstanding
5
Good
47
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 85% · RI: 5% · I: 0%
2
Hopwood Community Primary School
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 2HN
1
20 Mar 2024
3
All Souls Church of England Primary School
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 4DF
1
29 Jan 2024
4
Bowlee Park Community Primary School
Manchester • M24 4LA
1
19 Dec 2023
5
Kentmere Primary Academy
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL12 9EE
1
27 Feb 2018
6
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL16 2NU
2
15 May 2024
7
Elm Wood Primary School
Manchester • M24 2EG
2
7 May 2024
8
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL12 7DJ
2
29 Apr 2024
9
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 3RD
2
28 Apr 2024
10
Harwood Park Primary School
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 1DG
2
26 Mar 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 2 • Mar 2024
- Hollin Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- Broadfield Community Primary School 2 • Feb 2024
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 2 • Jan 2024
- Whittaker Moss Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Moorhouse Academy 2 • Nov 2023
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2 • Oct 2023
- Parkfield Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 2 • Sep 2023