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Search by postcode, area, or school name, then compare two live school rows side by side before you narrow the rest of your shortlist.

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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched postcode area OL16.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

Belfield Community School is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 299 pupils, with Belfield Community School larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

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Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · Rochdale · OL16 2NU · 142 pupils · Same postcode area (OL16)

Selected school

Belfield Community School

Primary · Rochdale · OL16 2XW · 441 pupils · Same postcode area (OL16)

Side-by-side comparison of Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy and Belfield Community School for the current schools search.
Measure Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Belfield Community School
Area Rochdale Rochdale
Postcode area OL16 OL16
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Academy sponsor led Community school
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 142 pupils 441 pupils
Distance Same postcode area (OL16) Same postcode area (OL16)
Latest Ofsted outcome Good
Published 15 May 2024.
Not judged
Published 18 May 2025.

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