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

Rochdale, OL10 2AAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2020
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
42 1st-choice / 45 places
Ranking
Not ranked

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

St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale sits within the Rochdale local authority, one of 69 primary schools in the area. Among its local peers, it ranks behind All Souls Church of England Primary School, Hollin Primary School, and Healey Foundation Primary School, which hold the top three spots in the LA’s internal ranking. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a Roman Catholic religious character. It is led by headteacher Anthony Schilling and currently has 380 pupils on roll, against a capacity of 420. The school is clearly popular with local families: for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, it received 109 applications for 45 places, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 2.42 applicants per place. Of those, 42 were first-preference offers, meaning every family who put it first got a spot. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Hopwood Community Primary School, 1.1 km away, but St Joseph’s itself holds a Good rating, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement grade.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressPot Hall, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 2AA
HeadteacherAnthony Schilling
Local AuthorityRochdale
Number of Pupils380
Free School Meals (FSM)21.8%
School Capacity380 / 420 (90% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Feb 2020
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Feb 2020): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 20 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Sports HallArt StudiosICT SuiteGymnasiumDining HallSensory RoomLibraryPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

SwimmingCricketDanceTennisNetball

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubChoirFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Source: stjosephsrochdale.stoccat.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.