St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Primary schoolSt Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 228 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 76% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 76% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Heywood AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
- All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Bamford AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Harwood Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 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).