Caldershaw Primary School
Primary school in Rochdale. Outstanding (Apr 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 April 2024, report published 21 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Caldershaw Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Caldershaw Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2028
The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesSt Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Requires improvement (Sep 2023)
- 0.5 milesNorden Primary Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.7 milesMeanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 0.7 milesWhittaker Moss Primary School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.8 milesBamford Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.