Rochdale Islamic Academy
Rochdale Islamic Academy is an independent school in Rochdale for boys aged 11 to 16. It has 75 pupils and room for 290.
36 Taylor Street, Rochdale, OL12 0HX01706 347344riab.org.ukMr Arif Pirbhai headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Rochdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 75 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbank Primary School | Council | 50 m | 423 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Rochdale Islamic Academy | Independent | 50 m | 80 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Academy | 230 m | 304 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 270 m | 204 | No overall grade 2025 | 67 | Compare |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd | Independent | 350 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd | Independent | 350 m | 11 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whitehall Academy | Independent | 560 m | 28 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Howard Street Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 610 m | 73 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rochdale Islamic Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rochdale Islamic Academy yet.
How many pupils does Rochdale Islamic Academy have?
75 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 290 places, so it is 26% full. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 36 Taylor Street, Rochdale, OL12 0HX
- Telephone
- 01706 347344
- Website
- www.riab.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Arif Pirbhai
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- Central Rochdale
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 29 August 2003 (new provision)
- URN
- 134575 · LAESTAB 3546006 · UKPRN 10017962
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.