Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Rochdale
Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EF
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
25.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,152
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
123 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
225
Places offered
469
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 123 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 171 | 20 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 6 | ● 7% |
| 4th preference | 88 | 7 | ● 8% |
| Total | 469 | 156 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Adrian Smale
- Address
- Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EF
- Phone
- 01706645522
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Spotland & Falinge · Heywood and Middleton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148847
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
1,152 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,279 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
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 | 42.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 81% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 221 | — |
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 | 220 | 15% | 51% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 220 | 15% | 53% | 70% | |
| Mathematics | 219 | 13% | 54% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 192 | 7% | 40% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 145 | 8% | 32% | 48% | |
| History | 126 | 10% | 40% | 52% | |
| Geography | 103 | 11% | 25% | 46% | |
| Religious Studies | 79 | 22% | 63% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 20% | 69% | 84% | |
| French | 31 | 3% | 29% | 29% | |
| Biology | 23 | 70% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 23 | 78% | 100% | 100% |
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.