St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochdale.

Summary of the comparison

St Edward's Church of England Primary School and St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale are primary schools in Rochdale.

  • St Edward's Church of England Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Edward's Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention and St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for St Edward's Church of England Primary School and 48.0% for St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Edward's Church of England Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale (50.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Edward's Church of England Primary School versus St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RochdaleSt Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolRochdaleSt Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking47th of 57 in Rochdale 29th of 57 in Rochdale Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll328 191
Capacity364 210
LocationRochdale, OL11 3AR Rochdale, OL11 2TN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census328 191
Free school meals (ever 6)28.1% 20.9%
English as an additional language19.2% 11.5%
SEN support13.4% 15.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.4% 9.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Edward's Church of England Primary School

St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

Full profiles: St Edward's Church of England Primary School · St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale