Newhouse Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Rochdale
Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 15/11/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.9%
28.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
974
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
167 of 168 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
352
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 168 | 167 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 29 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 56 | 7 | ● 13% |
| 4th preference | 31 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 352 | 204 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 4 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Burnham
- Address
- Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT
- Phone
- 01706369436
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Hopwood Hall · Heywood and Middleton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147875
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST
974 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
15 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,039 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
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 | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 182 | — |
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 | 182 | 10% | 43% | 64% | |
| English Language | 182 | 6% | 30% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 182 | 6% | 30% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 156 | 3% | 17% | 38% | |
| Art and Design | 124 | 10% | 43% | 66% | |
| History | 86 | 9% | 26% | 40% | |
| Geography | 78 | 8% | 26% | 38% | |
| Spanish | 69 | 10% | 41% | 54% | |
| Statistics | 46 | 9% | 52% | 74% | |
| Computer Science | 41 | 15% | 27% | 41% | |
| Physical Education | 29 | 7% | 28% | 41% | |
| Biology | 25 | 20% | 56% | 64% |
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.