Bamford Academy
Primary schoolBamford Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 324 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 2 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Bamford Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- RedwoodSpecial. School remains Good, June 20221.2 km
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Oulder Hill Leadership AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2023, before the school changed1.3 km
- Caldershaw Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024, before the school changed1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochdale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).