# St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

St 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.

Primary school. Code E105813. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 228
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 105813

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
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, 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

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

- [St Luke's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e105805): 770 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heywood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heywood-academy-e151630): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [All Souls Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-souls-church-of-england-primary-school-e105811): 1.2 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bamford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bamford-academy-e137471): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harwood Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwood-park-primary-school-e105796): 1.6 km. 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): 1.9 km. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 54% 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/105813)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105813)

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