# Bamford Academy

Bamford Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 324 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137471. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 324
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 137471

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 2 March 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Redwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redwood-e135202): 1.2 km. Special. School remains Good, June 2022
- [St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-bamford-e105813): 1.3 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oulder Hill Leadership Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oulder-hill-leadership-academy-e148847): 1.3 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Whittaker Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittaker-moss-primary-school-e105781): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincent-de-paul-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151682): 1.3 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2023, before the school changed
- [Caldershaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldershaw-primary-school-e151825): 1.3 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137471)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137471)

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