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Secondary · OL10 · Rochdale

Newhouse Academy

Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT

HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance95.7%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.36
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils923

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

Improved from Inadequate (15 Jan 2020).

  1. Previous gradedInadequate

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in OL10. Where we have them, council (Rochdale) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
923
Free school meals
30.3%
1.5% below district average (31.8%)

Also: Rochdale 36.3% · England 25.8%

SEN
18%
8.7% below district average (26.7%)

Also: Rochdale 17.8% · England 16.5%

EAL
12.9%
1.3% above district average (11.6%)
Attendance
95.7%
1.6% above district average (94.1%)

Also: Rochdale 91.3% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
10.2%
Progress 8
-0.36 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
38.9
Grade 5+ English & maths
29.7%
Grade 4+ English & maths
52.7%
Entered for EBacc
30.8%
EBacc average point score
3.26

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the OL10 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.7%
  • 2021/2293%
  • 2022/2391.8%
  • 2023/2490.4%
  • 2024/2590.9%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
1140
Pupils on roll
923

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Rochdale page.

SEN support

SEN %
18%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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