Community school · Rochdale

Belfield Community School

3–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105780URN

Samson Street, Belfield, Rochdale, OL16 2XW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

119 applications for 53 places · 49th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 2 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

119 applications · 53 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.4; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 1 of 13 years.

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	53	119	2.3	51	0.96
Sep 2025	58	106	1.8	56	0.97
Sep 2024	50	103	2.1	48	0.96
Sep 2023	58	93	1.6	52	0.90
Sep 2022	46	93	2.0	45	0.98
Sep 2021	53	106	2.0	44	0.83
Sep 2020	41	95	2.3	39	0.95
Sep 2019	51	71	1.4	46	0.90
Sep 2018	51	63	1.2	48	0.94
Sep 2017	45	92	2.0	53	1.18
Sep 2016	45	83	1.8	53	1.18
Sep 2015	45	70	1.6	49	1.09
Sep 2014	45	72	1.6	42	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 54% · Maths 61% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%45th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	49%	0%	103	101
2023/24	63%	2%	103	103
2022/23	70%	2%	105	107

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

Belfield Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Heybrook Primary School
0.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hamer Community Primary School
1.0 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · improving2024

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Good2023

3.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Moorhouse Academy
1.3 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Kentmere Primary Academy
1.4 km · Rochdale

Remains Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105780 · 354/2028
Capacity: 457 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Samson Street, Belfield, Rochdale, OL16 2XW
Local authority: Rochdale

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