Primary
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Union Road, Rochdale, OL12 9QA
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 444 of 360 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 36.9
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 435
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
76%
16 points above the Rochdale average (60% across 58 schools)
105.0
0.6 above the Rochdale average (104.4 across 58 schools)
34th of 58 by our score, among the primary schools in Rochdale we can score - 75 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 76% |
| Working at a higher standard | 9% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 73% |
| 23/24 | 75% |
| 24/25 | 76% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Union Road, Rochdale, OL12 9QA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Rochdale admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Judith Rainford
- Address
- Union Road, Rochdale, OL12 9QA
- Telephone
- 01706378991
Other primary schools nearby
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School5.8/10
- St James' Church of England Primary School4.7/10
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyNot enough data
- Kentmere Primary Academy7.7/10
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy5.6/10
- Hamer Community Primary School5.6/10