Schools and Education in Tunshill

There are 119 schools within 5 miles of Tunshill town centre, including 72 primary and 12 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Kentmere Primary Academy and Rochdale Sixth Form College. Parents should note that 6 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
119
Primary
72
Secondary
12
Good / Outstanding
91%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

56
6
Outstanding (2) Good (56) Requires Improvement (6) Not yet inspected (55)
Kentmere Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Kentmere Avenue, Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL12 9EE Inspected: 18 September 2024 Rochdale Sixth Form College 16 plus 3.2 miles College Road, Rochdale, OL12 6HY Inspected: 06 December 2022
Crossgates Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Kiln Lane, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3HB Inspected: 17 July 2023 Hollingworth Academy Secondary 1 miles Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DR Inspected: 31 January 2023 Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School Primary 1.1 miles St James Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3JT Inspected: 19 May 2023 Brookland School 1.2 miles Clegg Street, Milnrow, Royton, OL16 3NP Inspected: 24 October 2023 Moorhouse Academy Primary 1.4 miles Crossley Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4DR Inspected: 27 November 2023 Newhey Community Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Hawthorn Lane, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4JX Inspected: 24 January 2022 Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Bridgenorth Drive, Littleborough, OL15 0ES Inspected: 16 November 2023 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Victoria Street, Littleborough, OL15 9DB Inspected: 17 May 2024 Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 2.3 miles Spokeshave Way, Halifax Road, Rochdale, OL16 2NU Inspected: 16 May 2024 Rushcroft Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Trent Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7YL Inspected: 02 February 2023 Hamer Community Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Merryman Hall, Rochdale, OL16 2SU Inspected: 25 April 2024 Springside 2.3 miles Merryman Hall, Rochdale, Manchester, OL16 2SU Inspected: 06 July 2022 Meadows School 2.3 miles Wardle Road, Wardle Road, Rochdale, OL12 9EN Inspected: 22 November 2023 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Muriel Street, Rochdale, OL16 5JQ Inspected: 20 January 2023 Wardle Academy Secondary 2.4 miles Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9RD Inspected: 08 December 2022 Newbold Sure Start Children's Centre 2.5 miles Moss Street, Moss Street, Rochdale, OL16 5NL Inspected: 29 July 2010 Heybrook Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Park Road, Rochdale, OL12 9BJ Inspected: 14 November 2023 Beal Vale Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Salts Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SY Inspected: 29 April 2024 St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton Primary 2.6 miles Rushcroft Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7PP Inspected: 16 January 2023 East Crompton St James CofE Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Vicarage Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7TD Inspected: 14 December 2021 Great Howarth School 2.6 miles Great Howarth, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ Inspected: 26 June 2024 The Crompton House Church of England Academy Secondary 2.7 miles Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7HS Inspected: 10 June 2024 St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Foxholes Road, Rochdale, OL12 0ET Inspected: 25 January 2024 Deeplish Primary Academy Primary 2.8 miles Derby Street, Rochdale, OL11 1LT Inspected: 21 July 2025 St James' Church of England Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Crossfield Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9JW Inspected: 21 March 2022 Deeplish Children's Centre 2.9 miles Hare Street, Deeplish, Rochdale, OL11 1JT Inspected: 27 March 2014 Rochdale Islamic Academy 2.9 miles Jepheys Street, Rochdale, OL12 0HX Inspected: 06 May 2025 Farrowdale House School 2.9 miles Farrow Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7AD Inspected: 17 October 2017 Crompton Primary School Primary 3 miles Longfield Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7HD Inspected: 28 June 2024 Greenbank Primary School Primary 3 miles Greenbank Road, Rochdale, OL12 0HZ Inspected: 11 November 2022 Broadfield Community Primary School Primary 3 miles Sparrow Hill, Rochdale, OL16 1QT Inspected: 20 February 2024 Howard Street Nursery School Nursery 3.1 miles Howard Street, Rochdale, OL12 0PP Inspected: 14 September 2023 Healey Foundation Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Earnshaw Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 0ST Inspected: 12 February 2025 Beech House School 3.3 miles Castle Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 4JQ Inspected: 13 February 2007 Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Arundel Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 1TA Inspected: 19 September 2023 Healey Learning Centre 3.5 miles Shawclough Road, Shawclough Road, Rochdale, OL12 6LN Inspected: 20 May 2025 St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Goldsmith Avenue, Sholver, Oldham, OL1 4RL Inspected: 22 July 2024 Brimrod Community Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Finsbury Street, Rochdale, OL11 4NB Inspected: 16 September 2024 Hodge Clough Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Emerald Drive, Moorside, Oldham, OL1 4JX Inspected: 24 September 2024 Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Churchill Street, Rochdale, OL12 7DJ Inspected: 30 April 2024 Thorp Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Westerdale Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5TY Inspected: 02 August 2023 Marland Hill Community Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Roch Mills Crescent, Off Roch Valley Way, Rochdale, OL11 4QW Inspected: 27 September 2023 Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Roman Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5PQ Inspected: 15 January 2025 Delph Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Denshaw Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5HN Inspected: 16 June 2023 St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Primary 4.3 miles Vicarage Road South, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2TN Inspected: 25 March 2024 Redwood 4.3 miles Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EW Inspected: 21 September 2022 E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Secondary 4.3 miles Broadway, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5BF Inspected: 09 June 2025 Willowpark Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Vulcan Street, Oldham, OL1 4LJ Inspected: 14 June 2024 Willow View School 4.4 miles Hargate Avenue, Hargate Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 6BT Inspected: 30 June 2023 Kingsland School 4.5 miles Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings, Oldham, OL1 4HX Inspected: 30 September 2025 SEE (Oldham) 4.5 miles Holyrood Street, Oldham, OL1 4AW Inspected: 09 September 2024 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Massey Croft, Hall Street, Rochdale, OL12 8TL Inspected: 04 March 2025 Whitworth Community High School Secondary 4.8 miles Thor Drive, Hallford, ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS Inspected: 15 May 2023 Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth Primary 4.9 miles John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB Inspected: 24 April 2024 Beever Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Thames Street, Oldham, OL1 3QU Inspected: 22 June 2022 Greenacres Primary Academy Primary 5 miles Dunkerley Street, Oldham, OL4 2AX Inspected: 21 September 2022
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service 2 miles N/A, Samson Street, Rochdale, OL16 2XW Inspected: 04 July 2024 Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Delph Road, Delph Road, Oldham, OL3 5RY Inspected: 01 May 2024 Rochdale Islamic Academy 3 miles Greenbank Road, Rochdale, OL12 0HZ Inspected: 25 November 2025 Castleton Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Hillcrest Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2QD Inspected: 21 December 2023 Mayfield Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Mayfield Road, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4LG Inspected: 09 September 2024 Littlemoor Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Littlemoor Lane, Oldham, OL4 2RR Inspected: 24 September 2024
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3QZ Moorhouse Centre 1.4 miles Crossley Street, Crossley Street, Rochdale, OL16 4DR Inspected: 20 April 2011 Belfield Children's Centre 2 miles N/A, Belfield, Rochdale, OL16 2XW Belfield Community School Primary 2 miles N/A, Belfield, Rochdale, OL16 2XW St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 2.1 miles Wardle Street, Littleborough, OL15 8DU St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary 2.1 miles Union Road, Rochdale, OL12 9QA Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 2.1 miles Deepdale Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4AW Littleborough Centre 2.2 miles Town House Road, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 9LD Littleborough Community Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Ashworth Close, Littleborough, OL15 9HW Buckstones Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Delamere Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8HN Kingsway Park High School Secondary 2.4 miles Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, OL16 4XA Heybrook Centre 2.5 miles Park Road, Rochdale, OL12 9BJ East Crompton St George's CofE School Primary 2.5 miles George Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8AX Lowerplace Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4UU Inspected: 25 September 2024 Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Todmorden Road, Summit, Littleborough, OL15 9PR All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Maud Street, Rochdale, OL12 0EL St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone Primary 2.8 miles Platting Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2HB Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd 2.9 miles Lomax Street, Rochdale, OL12 0JR Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd 2.9 miles Lomax Street, Lomax Street, Rochdale, OL12 0JR St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary 2.9 miles Ferndale Avenue, Thornham, Rochdale, OL16 4RX St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 3 miles Ann Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EZ Whitehall Academy 3 miles N/A, Rochdale, OL12 0LN Shaw & Crompton Children's Centre 3 miles Queen Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8RF Howard Street Sure Start Children's Centre 3.1 miles Howard Street, Howard Street, Rochdale, OL12 0PP Thornham St. James CofE Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Castleton Road, Thornham, Oldham, OL2 6XT Nuqtah Primary School 3.2 miles Ashfield Road, Rochdale, OL11 1QH Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 3.2 miles Balderstone Road, Kirkholt, Rochdale, OL11 2DA Fir Bank Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6SJ St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SZ Sandbrook Children's Centre 3.4 miles Hartley Lane, Hartley Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2LR Sandbrook Community Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Hartley Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2LR Falinge Park High School Secondary 3.5 miles Shawclough Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6LD Spotland Primary Academy Primary 3.5 miles Edmund Street, Rochdale, OL12 6QG Shawclough Community Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6DE Inspected: 16 May 2023 E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Secondary 3.6 miles Blackshaw Lane, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6NT Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary 3.6 miles Blackshaw Lane, Heyside, Oldham, OL2 6NT Royton Hall Primary School Primary 3.7 miles High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6RW Meanwood Children's Centre 3.9 miles Churchill Street, Churchill Street, Rochdale, OL12 7DJ Castleton Centre 4.1 miles Melville Street, Rochdale, OL11 2PL Supreme Start Ltd 4.1 miles Roman Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5PJ Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Secondary 4.1 miles Greave Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 5EF St. Paul's CofE Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Hindle Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5LU St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Broadway, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5DH St Edward's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Hanover Street, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3AR St. Theresa's RC Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Whetstone Hill Road, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4NA Inspected: 16 September 2024 St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham Primary 4.4 miles Thornham Lane, Thornham Lane, Slattocks, M24 2SB Tonacliffe Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Whitworth, OL12 8SS Inspected: 19 July 2024 Matthew Moss High School Secondary 4.4 miles Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale, OL11 3LU Woodlands Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Broadbent Road, Oldham, OL1 4HU St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary 4.5 miles Edenfield Road, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7QL Caldershaw Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Edenfield Road, Rochdale, OL12 7QL Whitworth Children's Centre 4.6 miles Massey Croft, Hall Street, Rochdale, OL12 8TL Inspected: 08 June 2012 Spring Meadows Children Centre 4.8 miles Leamington Street, Leamington Street, Oldham, OL4 2RN Waterhead Academy Secondary 4.8 miles Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 3NY Beever Children's Centre 4.9 miles Thames Street, Moorby Street, Oldham, OL1 3QU