Springside
Albert Royds Street, Manchester, OL16 2SU
152 pupils · 127% of 120 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 39.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 5 July 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 | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Meadows School 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Great Howarth School 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Rochdale Islamic Academy 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Rochdale Islamic Academy 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
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.