OFSTED
26 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Some aspects not as strong
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Rochdale
Trust
ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,289
1,289 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
622
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
667
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.7 pts
above England
School
49.5%
Rochdale
33.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.9 pts
above England
School
40.2%
Rochdale
27.4%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Rochdale
0.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
45.9%
592
White British
18.2%
235
Unclassified
10.7%
138
Bangladeshi
6.1%
79
African
4.7%
60
Any other White background
3.2%
41
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.2%
286 of
1,289 pupils
1.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
35.3
3.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.49 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.54 pts
higher than
England
School
9.75%
Rochdale
6.78%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.93 pts
higher than
England
School
26.75%
Rochdale
18.20%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.48 pts
higher than
England
School
4.28%
Rochdale
2.12%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.9%
4.6 pts
above England
Kingsway Park High School
96.9%
Rochdale
95.0%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.