Rochdale
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Council allocation figures
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School information
| URN | 133409 |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Pupil referral unit |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 5-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher David Shields |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | OL16 2XW |
| Latest pupils | 186 |
| FSM eligible | 66.1% |
Contact and identifiers
Saxon Hall, Samson Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL16 2XW
https://www.raiserochdale.orgView local authority page3003038384| DfE number | 1100 |
| UKPRN | 10016454 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2001 |
| GIAS updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 3 Jul 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 21 May 2024 |
| Publication date | 3 Jul 2024 |