# St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 373 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150675. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 373
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 150675

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2020
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 February 2020
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, 66% of pupils at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 66% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-roman-catholic-and-church-of-england-college-e131726): 10 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newhouse Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhouse-academy-e147875): 690 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harwood Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwood-park-primary-school-e105796): 700 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-community-primary-school-e135017): 720 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e152264): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed
- [Hopwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopwood-community-primary-school-e105798): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. 68% 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/150675)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150675)

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