Castleton Primary School
Community primary school in Rochdale (Rochdale).
KS2 RWM expected
55%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
84%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
61%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.4
▼ 2.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.5%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
101%
352 / 350 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Castleton Primary School is a primary school located in Rochdale. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 335 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 350. The school is led by Miss Lindsay Torrance.
Key facts
- URN
- 105765
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Victoria Fee | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive Maynock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Young | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Melanie Backhouse | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Laura Culshaw | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gina Chapman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Joanne Quinn | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Anne-Marie Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gillian Barrratt Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Mohammed Qureshi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Amir Nazir Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Laura Marland-Lord Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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