St Anne's Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Rochdale
Hollin Lane, Manchester, M24 6XN
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/07/2024
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
817
Capacity used
Has space91%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
152 of 166 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
455
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 166 | 152 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 147 | 17 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 99 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 43 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 455 | 173 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Heyes
- Address
- Hollin Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6XN
- Phone
- 01616432643
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Hopwood Hall · Heywood and Middleton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135313
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
817 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 859 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.56 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 21 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 151 | 7% | 40% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 11% | 46% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 150 | 11% | 36% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 115 | 4% | 30% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 21% | 66% | 89% | |
| History | 72 | 14% | 31% | 49% | |
| Computer Science | 46 | 15% | 39% | 52% | |
| Drama | 36 | 8% | 42% | 50% | |
| Biology | 34 | 32% | 91% | 100% | |
| Physics | 34 | 29% | 79% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 32% | 85% | 100% | |
| Geography | 33 | 0% | 12% | 39% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Rochdale council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.