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Community special school · Rochdale

Springside

  • 3–11Ages
  • 152Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 135200URN

Albert Royds Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL16 2SU

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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Inspection history

  1. 19 May 2026
    Report card · 7 Strong standard
  2. 11 May 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
135200 · 354/7013
Capacity
120 pupils · 152 on roll
Free school meals
39.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2007
Address
Albert Royds Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL16 2SU
Local authority
Rochdale

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