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

Primary · Rochdale · OL10 2AA · URN 150675

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2020-02-19Cohort 373Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 59

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 58 schools in Rochdale

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
66%
Rochdale 57.4%England 61%
8.6 percentage points above the area average of 57.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2%
Rochdale 4.3%England 8%
2.3 percentage points below the area average of 4.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Rochdale 104.31England 105
0.7 above the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Rochdale 103.76England 105
1.2 above the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Rochdale 105.07England 105
In line with the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
27%
Rochdale 27.3%England 32%
In line with the area average of 27.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
75%
Rochdale 71.1%
3.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
71%
Rochdale 67.6%
3.4 percentage points above the area average of 67.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
81%
Rochdale 70.6%
10.4 percentage points above the area average of 70.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
59
Rochdale 46
13.3 above the area average of 45.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Rochdale	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	66% Rochdale 57.4%England 61%	8.6 percentage points above the area average of 57.4	5 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	2% Rochdale 4.3%England 8%	2.3 percentage points below the area average of 4.3	6 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Rochdale 104.31England 105	0.7 above the area average of 104.3	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Rochdale 103.76England 105	1.2 above the area average of 103.8	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Rochdale 105.07England 105	In line with the area average of 105.1	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	27% Rochdale 27.3%England 32%	In line with the area average of 27.3	5 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	75% Rochdale 71.1%	3.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	71% Rochdale 67.6%	3.4 percentage points above the area average of 67.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	81% Rochdale 70.6%	10.4 percentage points above the area average of 70.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	59 Rochdale 46	13.3 above the area average of 45.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Rochdale · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 11.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 21.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 16.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 27% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 66% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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

What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Good at its inspection on 19/02/2020.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, postcode OL10 2AA (URN 150675).
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