Community school · Rochdale

Castleton Primary School

3–11Ages
352Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105765URN

Hillcrest Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

95 applications for 37 places · 38th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 24 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
15 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Rochdale median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 37 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.9

This school
Rochdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	95	2.6	34	0.92
Sep 2025	37	99	2.7	37	1.00
Sep 2024	34	92	2.7	34	1.00
Sep 2023	37	91	2.5	35	0.95
Sep 2022	35	97	2.8	31	0.89
Sep 2021	39	88	2.3	31	0.79
Sep 2020	28	80	2.9	25	0.89
Sep 2019	41	80	2.0	39	0.95
Sep 2018	28	73	2.6	19	0.68
Sep 2017	24	50	2.1	19	0.79
Sep 2016	30	62	2.1	22	0.73
Sep 2015	26	54	2.1	25	0.96
Sep 2014	22	37	1.7	15	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 61% · Maths 84% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%35th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	0%	104	104
2023/24	52%	0%	105	103
2022/23	31%	0%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Castleton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
0.4 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sandbrook Community Primary School
1.2 km · Rochdale

2026

2.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place
Ashfield Valley Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Good2023

3.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Marland Hill Community Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Brimrod Community Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

4.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham
1.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105765 · 354/2002
Capacity: 350 pupils · 352 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hillcrest Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2QD
Local authority: Rochdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources