St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Voluntary aided primary school in Heywood (Rochdale).
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Nearby schools
nearest first25 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Luke's Church of England Primary School, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.5 mi | Primary | 446 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Heywood AcademyFree schools special | 0.6 mi | Special | 21 | - |
| All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.7 mi | Primary | 234 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Bamford AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 324 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Harwood Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 291 | Good, 2024 |
| Woodland Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 564 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 768 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 373 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2020Last graded Good (Apr 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Matthew Moss High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,198 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2018, previous school) |
| Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 443 | Good, 2023 |
| Hopwood Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 421 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Newhouse AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 974 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| RedwoodCommunity special | 1.6 mi | Special | 365 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2016) |
| Oak Haven SchoolCommunity special | 1.6 mi | Special | 98 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Caldershaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 235 | Outstanding, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 343 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Norden Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 370 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,152 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 464 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Fairfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.8 mi | Primary | 316 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Good |
| Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 170 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Brimrod Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 208 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 60
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