Councils · England · Rochdale
Schools in Rochdale, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 69 primary, 13 secondary — with Rochdale’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: National admissions guidance
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Rochdale's portal →Check national deadline guidance →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Rochdale's portal →Check national deadline guidance →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN ROCHDALE
Find your shortlist.
All 102 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 69
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Alkrington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
All Souls Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ashfield Valley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bamford Academy
Ofsted · Good
Belfield Community School
Ofsted · Good
Boarshaw Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bowlee Park Community Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brimrod Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Broadfield Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Caldershaw Primary School
Not judged yet
Castleton Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Crossgates Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Deeplish Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Elm Wood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Greenbank Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hamer Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Harwood Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Healey Foundation Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heybrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hollin Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hopwood Community Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kentmere Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Little Heaton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Littleborough Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Lowerplace Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Marland Hill Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Middleton Parish Church School
Not judged yet
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Moorhouse Academy
Ofsted · Good
Newhey Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Norden Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Parkfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
Sandbrook Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Shawclough Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Spotland Primary Academy
Not judged yet
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Ofsted · Good
St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham
Ofsted · Good
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Not judged yet
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
Ofsted · Not judged
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
Ofsted · Not judged
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Whittaker Moss Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodland Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Ofsted · Good
Edgar Wood Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Falinge Park High School
Ofsted · Good
Hollingworth Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Ofsted · Good
Kingsway Park High School
Ofsted · Good
Matthew Moss High School
Ofsted · Good
Middleton Technology School
Ofsted · Good
Newhouse Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wardle Academy
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 20
Beech House School
Not judged yet
Cedar Lodge School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd
Not judged yet
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd
Not judged yet
Elizabeth House School
Ofsted · Good
Great Howarth School
Ofsted · Good
Healey Learning Centre
Not judged yet
Heywood Academy
Not judged yet
Hopwood Hall College
Ofsted · Good
Meadows School
Ofsted · Good
Newlands School
Ofsted · Good
Nuqtah Primary School
Not judged yet
Oak Haven School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Redwood
Ofsted · Good
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Ofsted · Good
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Ofsted · Good
Rochdale Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Springside
Ofsted · Good
Whitehall Academy
Not judged yet
Willow View School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Rochdale.
If you live in Rochdale, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Rochdale secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Rochdale often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.