Voluntary controlled school · Rochdale

St Edward's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
316Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105802URN

Hanover Street, Castleton, St. Edward's Church of England Primary School, Rochdale, OL11 3AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

1.9per place

0.7 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

89 applications for 47 places · 63rd of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Rochdale median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 47 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.4; 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	47	89	1.9	40	0.85
Sep 2025	37	81	2.2	35	0.95
Sep 2024	33	84	2.6	31	0.94
Sep 2023	39	75	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2022	39	84	2.2	36	0.92
Sep 2021	52	98	1.9	56	1.08
Sep 2020	52	100	1.9	52	1.00
Sep 2019	49	90	1.8	48	0.98
Sep 2018	52	97	1.9	59	1.13
Sep 2017	50	72	1.4	47	0.94
Sep 2016	52	94	1.8	69	1.33
Sep 2015	52	87	1.7	54	1.04
Sep 2014	52	75	1.4	48	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 62% · Maths 71% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%39th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	54%	0%	105	104
2023/24	35%	0%	102	102
2022/23	46%	0%	103	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

St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Castleton Primary School
0.6 km · Rochdale

2026

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

Good2024

2.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Marland Hill Community Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
All Souls Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 87%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
Sandbrook Community Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

2026

2.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Ashfield Valley Primary School
1.8 km · Rochdale

Good2023

3.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105802 · 354/3002
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 364 pupils · 316 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hanover Street, Castleton, St. Edward's Church of England Primary School, Rochdale, OL11 3AR
Local authority: Rochdale

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