Schools
81 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 14 secondary schools. Edgar Wood Academy is the nearest published school at 334 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Birch
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore OL10 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Birch within OL10; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 81
- Nearby establishment records
- 157
- Primary nearby
- 55
- Secondary nearby
- 14
All establishment records
1-20 of 157 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2021
- Location
- OL10 2QN, 334 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: suppressed
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2008
- Location
- M24 4LA, 839 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2008
- Location
- M24 4LA, 906 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-14
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1990
- Location
- M24 4LA, 906 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 December 1990
- Location
- M24 3QG, 1.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 December 1990
- Location
- M24 4NU, 1.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2008
- Location
- M24 5NU, 1.3 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- M24 5GL, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 48% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-14
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1990
- Location
- M24 3XN, 1.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2007
- Location
- M24 6XN, 1.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 44.1
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2007
- Location
- M24 6XN, 1.6 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2020
- Location
- OL10 2NT, 2.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 38.9
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- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-18
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1990
- Location
- OL10 2NT, 2.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2020
- Location
- OL10 2NT, 2.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 10-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 14 May 2008 · Closed 31 July 2012
- Location
- OL10 2NG, 2.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 25 October 2017
- Location
- M24 4BD, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: suppressed
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- M24 4AF, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 October 2025
- Location
- M24 5DL, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 47% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 November 2025
- Location
- M24 5DL, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 March 2024
- Location
- M24 4PU, 2.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- May 2026
- Records in latest month
- 1
- Records within 1 mile
- 3
- Months covered
- 3
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Birch
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Birch.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 1 | Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| April 2026 | 1 | Public order | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 | Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Every published record
1-3 of 3
Violence and sexual offences
May 2026
On or near Cauldale Close
Rochdale 022C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order
April 2026
On or near Esmont Drive
Rochdale 022A
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
January 2026
On or near Hartsop Drive
Rochdale 022D
Outcome
Status update unavailable
Place details
- Place type
- Village
- Postcode district
- OL10
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 53.56508, -2.22628
- Wider geography
- North West
Administrative areas
- Metropolitan District
- Rochdale
- E08000005
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Birch and whose postcode is in OL10. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.