Wardle Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rochdale
Birch Road, Rochdale, OL12 9RD
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
27.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,366
Capacity used
Over capacity114%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
215 of 260 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
522
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 260 | 215 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 135 | 11 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 74 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 53 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 522 | 230 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Glennie
- Address
- Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9RD
- Phone
- 01706373911
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough · Rochdale
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140055
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WATERGROVE TRUST
1,366 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
20 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,409 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
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 | 40.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 | — | — |
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 | 39.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 233 | — |
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.
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 | 233 | 14% | 48% | 65% | |
| Mathematics | 232 | 12% | 46% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 230 | 16% | 53% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 196 | 7% | 40% | 61% | |
| Geography | 134 | 15% | 39% | 53% | |
| History | 93 | 18% | 48% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 89 | 11% | 47% | 61% | |
| Business | 60 | 7% | 20% | 33% | |
| Physical Education | 52 | 25% | 58% | 69% | |
| Computer Science | 51 | 12% | 37% | 45% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 32% | 71% | 85% | |
| Social Studies | 40 | 13% | 53% | 70% |
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.