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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Rochdale GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 13 state secondary schools in Rochdale, 2,806 pupils. Rochdale ranks 133 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 2.2 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
41.2%
6.6 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
9.6%
5.1 pts below England
Attainment 8
43.9
3.7 points below England
Council rank
133 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Rochdale at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (51.8).
- Schools range from 37.9 to 51.8 on Attainment 8, a spread of 13.9 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 38.3, 9.1 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Hollingworth Academy (43.6).
- Most improved on 2025: Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, up 8.4 points to 51.8.
Every Rochdale secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeRoman Catholic/Church of England | 148 | 51.8 | +8.4 | 79.7% | 62.8% | 18.9% | 41.3 |
| 2 | Hollingworth Academy | 262 | 50.6 | −0.5 | 80.2% | 60.3% | 17.2% | 43.6 |
| 3 | Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic | 210 | 46.0 | +5.1 | 65.7% | 42.9% | 7.1% | 37.3 |
| 4 | Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | 231 | 45.8 | +1.4 | 67.5% | 50.6% | 9.1% | 42.5 |
| 5 | Wardle Academy | 286 | 44.6 | +0.5 | 58.7% | 37.8% | 12.6% | 37.7 |
| 6 | Newhouse Academy | 180 | 44.0 | +5.1 | 64.4% | 41.1% | 8.3% | 38.8 |
| 7 | St Anne's Church of England AcademyChurch of England | 169 | 43.3 | −0.8 | 50.3% | 32.5% | 4.7% | 36.2 |
| 8 | Falinge Park High School | 258 | 43.2 | — | 62.8% | 46.1% | 8.1% | 41.9 |
| 9 | Matthew Moss High School | 236 | 41.9 | +2.5 | 54.2% | 34.7% | 10.6% | 38.9 |
| 10 | Middleton Technology School | 263 | 41.9 | +1.6 | 59.7% | 40.7% | 6.1% | 34.9 |
| 11 | Edgar Wood Academy | 115 | 41.4 | — | 57.4% | 32.2% | 8.7% | 37.5 |
| 12 | Kingsway Park High School | 251 | 39.2 | +3.9 | 46.2% | 27.9% | 6.0% | 35.9 |
| 13 | St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic | 197 | 37.9 | −1.8 | 40.6% | 22.8% | 7.6% | 32.3 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Rochdale against the rest of the North West
- Trafford65.7%
- Stockport52.9%
- Warrington50.8%
- Bolton47.9%
- Manchester46.4%
- Cheshire East46.1%
- Wirral46.0%
- Lancashire45.0%
- Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
- Tameside44.3%
- Salford44.2%
- Wigan44.1%
- Westmorland and Furness42.8%
- St. Helens41.9%
- Oldham41.4%
- Rochdale41.2%
- Sefton40.2%
- Bury39.6%
- Liverpool39.1%
- Blackpool37.1%
- Halton36.5%
- Cumberland34.0%
- Knowsley26.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.