Rochdale
Newhouse Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Rochdale school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 44.0 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 44.0
- Attainment 8
- 41%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.36
- Progress 8
- [-0.57, -0.16]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 207 | 130 | 130 (100%) | 367 |
| September 2025 | 204 | 168 | 167 (99%) | 352 |
| September 2024 | 207 | 156 | 156 (100%) | 383 |
| September 2023 | 204 | 156 | 156 (100%) | 358 |
| September 2022 | 196 | 141 | 141 (100%) | 329 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Rochdale’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 180 | 44.0 | — | 41.1% | 8.3% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 182 | 38.9 | — | 29.7% | — | 30.8% | 3.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 202 | 40.1 | -0.36 | 33.2% | — | 26.7% | 3.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 201 | 40.4 | -0.51 | 34.3% | — | 21.9% | 3.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 163 | 37.3 | -0.86 | — | — | 6.0% | 2.9 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Rochdale for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147875 |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Alex Burnham |
| Trust | HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | OL10 2NT |
| Pupils | 980 |
| FSM eligible | 43.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Newhouse Road, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2NT
http://www.newhouseacademy.co.uk1706369436| DfE number | 4003 |
| UKPRN | 10085861 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2020 |
| GIAS updated | 2 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 15 May 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 15 May 2024 |