Best primary schools in Rochdale (2026)

Rochdale has 25 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Healey Foundation Primary School, in the top 18% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 60%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 0 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 18% in England	Healey Foundation Primary School Rochdale	76%	73%	7%	No rating
2 Top 23% in England	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Rochdale · Church of England	75%	76%	9%	Report card
3 Top 24% in England	Whittaker Moss Primary School Rochdale	73%	74%	14%	Good
4 Top 31% in England	All Saints Church of England Primary School Rochdale · Church of England	72%	69%	3%	Not judged
5 Top 34% in England	Kentmere Primary Academy Rochdale	70%	71%	4%	No rating
6 Top 42% in England	Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale	68%	71%	3%	Good
7 Top 48% in England	St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale · Roman Catholic	62%	66%	7%	Good
8 Top 50% in England	Heybrook Primary School Rochdale	64%	73%	7%	No rating
9 Top 50% in England	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Rochdale · Church of England	63%	53%	5%	No rating
10 Bottom 50% in England	Ashfield Valley Primary School Rochdale	65%	83%	0%	Good
11 Bottom 49% in England	Brimrod Community Primary School Rochdale	64%	68%	3%	No rating
12 Bottom 45% in England	Hamer Community Primary School Rochdale	63%	55%	0%	No rating
13 Bottom 43% in England	Greenbank Primary School Rochdale	59%	66%	8%	Good
14 Bottom 40% in England	Bamford Academy Rochdale	61%	50%	0%	No rating
15 Bottom 38% in England	Belfield Community School Rochdale	61%	49%	0%	Not judged
16 Bottom 37% in England	Shawclough Community Primary School Rochdale	60%	63%	0%	No rating
17 Bottom 26% in England	Marland Hill Community Primary School Rochdale	55%	60%	0%	No rating
18 Bottom 21% in England	St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Rochdale · Roman Catholic	50%	48%	6%	Good
19 Bottom 20% in England	Sandbrook Community Primary School Rochdale	52%	51%	6%	Report card
20 Bottom 14% in England	Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Rochdale · Roman Catholic	49%	55%	0%	Good
21 Bottom 11% in England	Lowerplace Primary School Rochdale	46%	41%	1%	No rating
22 Bottom 10% in England	Castleton Primary School Rochdale	46%	55%	0%	Report card
23 Bottom 9% in England	St Edward's Church of England Primary School Rochdale · Church of England	45%	54%	0%	Not judged
24 Bottom 9% in England	Broadfield Community Primary School Rochdale	45%	45%	2%	Good
25 Bottom 6% in England	Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School Rochdale	41%	39%	0%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Rochdale?

On exam results over the last three years, Healey Foundation Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Rochdale, in the top 18% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.