Castleton Primary School
Community school in Rochdale, Rochdale.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 352 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Free school meals | 31.50% |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Address | Hillcrest Road, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2QD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.castleton-rochdale.frogos.net |
| Telephone | 01706631858 |
| URN | 105765 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 November 2023, published 20 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Sandbrook Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Ashfield Valley Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Marland Hill Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Brimrod Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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