Castleton Primary School
Hillcrest Road, Rochdale, OL11 2QD
352 pupils · 101% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 34 | 95 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 37 | 37 | 99 | 37 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 34 | 34 | 92 | 34 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 35 | 91 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 31 | 97 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 31 | 88 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 25 | 80 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 39 | 80 | 41 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Sandbrook Community Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Marland Hill Community Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.