Kentmere Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.954 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Kentmere Primary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 17 July 2024. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Kentmere Primary 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 | 0.954 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.954 miles away, the 9th longest of the 24 Rochdale primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 79 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 45 offers went to first-choice families, and 34 first-choice families (43%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 4% (England 8%).
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
- Kentmere Avenue, Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL12 9EE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 353 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 17 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this warm and welcoming school.”
- “They love coming to school early each day and they engage in learning from the outset.”
- “Pupils described their teachers and peers as ‘kind’ and ‘caring’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2024 (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: 79 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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.
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamer Community Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Heybrook Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenbank Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Belfield Community School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published