Deeplish Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Rochdale
Deeplish Primary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Derby Street, Rochdale, OL11 1LT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 452 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, behave sensibly and attend the school often.”
- “They want to learn from its well-thought-out curriculum.”
- “The school sets high academic expectations for its pupils, and they rise to meet them.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, some learning activities do not match the school’s curriculum well enough.”
- “This means that, sometimes, pupils learn important information less well than they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2025 (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) | 71% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 48 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Rochdale published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lowerplace Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadfield Community Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandbrook Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published