# Crossgates Primary School

Crossgates Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 312 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105846. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 312
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 105846

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 62% of pupils at Crossgates Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 62% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milnrow-parish-church-of-england-primary-school-e105823): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hollingworth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollingworth-academy-e140091): 750 m. Secondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Moorhouse Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorhouse-academy-e148436): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brookland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookland-school-e131751): 940 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Thomas' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e151600): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- [Newhey Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhey-community-primary-school-e105789): 1.7 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/105846)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105846)

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