Hollingworth Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rochdale
Cornfield Street, Rochdale, OL16 3DR
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
20.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,331
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
242 of 279 families who put it first got an offer
261
Places offered
717
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 279 | 242 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 220 | 12 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 148 | 5 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 70 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 717 | 261 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 30 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Gemma Blackwood
- Address
- Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DR
- Phone
- 01706292800
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Milnrow & Newhey · Rochdale
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140091
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST
1,331 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
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 · 1,388 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
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 | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 266 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 265 | 29% | 65% | 84% | |
| English Language | 265 | 27% | 64% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 261 | 24% | 68% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 200 | 16% | 50% | 66% | |
| Geography | 182 | 22% | 52% | 64% | |
| History | 86 | 24% | 51% | 56% | |
| Biology | 62 | 37% | 92% | 98% | |
| Physics | 62 | 63% | 95% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 65% | 94% | 98% | |
| Business | 53 | 21% | 49% | 57% | |
| Religious Studies | 53 | 43% | 77% | 91% | |
| French | 48 | 46% | 90% | 98% |
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.