Falinge Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rochdale
Falinge Road, Rochdale, OL12 6LD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
30.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,344
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,338 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
248 of 279 families who put it first got an offer
263
Places offered
571
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 279 | 248 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 117 | 11 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 103 | 4 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 72 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 571 | 263 | 46% |
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 14 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paula O'Reilly
- Address
- Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6LD
- Phone
- 01706631246
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Healey · Heywood and Middleton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150227
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WATERGROVE TRUST
1,344 pupils · 1,338 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,409 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.