# Norden Primary Academy

Norden Primary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 370 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151320. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 370
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 151320

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 30 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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Whittaker Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittaker-moss-primary-school-e105781): 730 m. 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): 750 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2023, before the school changed
- [Caldershaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldershaw-primary-school-e151825): 750 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024, before the school changed
- [Willow View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-view-school-e149020): 830 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Redwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redwood-e135202): 1.5 km. Special. School remains Good, June 2022
- [Oulder Hill Leadership Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oulder-hill-leadership-academy-e148847): 1.6 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/151320)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151320)

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