Bamford Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bamford Academy is a primary school in Manchester, Rochdale for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 March 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bamford Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 40 offers (0.7 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 67 Rochdale primary schools); every applicant was offered a place.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception 2026 place, and 14 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Belgium Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL11 5PS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils said that they enjoy coming to this school because they make lots of nice friends.”
- “They are happy at the school as their teachers are kind, and staff know them well.”
- “They trust adults to resolve any problems that they may have.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not defined carefully enough the knowledge that they want pupils to acquire.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not learn some of the building blocks essential for their future learning.”
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers do not identify where pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Whittaker Moss Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Caldershaw Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norden Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Souls Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published