Belfield Community School, Rochdale

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a large thriving and happy school. We have a 'GOOD' OFSTED report (April '25) and our standards have rapidly improved in all areas. It's a school the staff and community can be proud of. The children at our school make excellent progress."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1 per day.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Belfield Community School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Belfield Community School as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Belfield Community School are Heybrook Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths); Hamer Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Belfield Community School.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Belfield Community School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

36.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 56.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (71%), White British (13%) and Mixed (10%).

Belfield Community School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Newbold (Manchester Metrolink), about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Samson Street (near), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Belfield Community School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Belfield Community School issued 15 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Belfield Community School are Kingsway Park High School (1.2 miles), Wardle Academy (1.5 miles) and Hollingworth Academy (1.5 miles).