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

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

Located in Heywood, Rochdale, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 380 pupils aged 4 to 11. 66% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 10.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 57 Reception places. There are about 23.2 pupils per teacher. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.