Rochdale Girls School opened in 2003. It is an independent day school for secondaryaged girls and boys. It is a member of the Association of Muslim Schools UK and is an Islamic independent school. In September 2013, the girls’ site moved to new accommodation, which is a purpose-built single-storey school, previously owned by the local authority. It is located next to a maintained primary school. There are currently 107 girls at this site in Years 7 through to Year 11. The boys’ site opened in 2014 and is housed in the former girls school Inspection report: Rochdale Girls School, 20–22 June 2017 Page 8 of 11 accommodation, a short walk away. There are currently 57 boys at this site in Years 7 to 10. The school rents physical education facilities from the primary school. Leaders do not make use of off-site provision in alternative providers. At the time of the inspection there were no pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Similarly, there were no pupils who received free school meals or funding because they are identified as disadvantaged. The previous full inspection was in May 2015. The school was judged to require improvement. It was monitored by Her Majesty’s Inspectors in March and then in November 2016, at which it was judged to be meeting the standards.