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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 December 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry552 applications · 264 places offered · 259 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.7
- 2025 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.3
- 2024 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2023 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2022 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.2
- 2021 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.2
- 2020 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2019 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.9
- 2018 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.8
- 2017 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.7
- 2016 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.0
- 2015 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
- This school
- Rochdale median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 264 | 552 | 2.1 | 259 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 230 | 522 | 2.3 | 260 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2024 | 256 | 557 | 2.2 | 284 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2023 | 289 | 572 | 2.0 | 287 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 289 | 552 | 1.9 | 302 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2021 | 287 | 568 | 2.0 | 276 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 236 | 580 | 2.5 | 291 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2019 | 265 | 462 | 1.7 | 282 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 | 250 | 399 | 1.6 | 260 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 | 240 | 389 | 1.6 | 226 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 227 | 393 | 1.7 | 221 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 270 | 456 | 1.7 | 246 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2014 | 234 | 408 | 1.7 | 237 | 1.01 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 286 | 44.6 | 38% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 233 | 44.1 | 39% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 253 | 40.2 | 30% | 54% | −0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 226 | 44.5 | 39% | 59% | −0.20 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wardle AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · RochdaleRemains Good · concerns noted20232.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · RochdaleGood20222.7applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · RochdaleSome aspects not as strong20252.4applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · RochdaleGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · RochdaleRequires improvement20222.8applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · RochdaleRemains Good20242.8applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · OldhamRemains Good20242.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140055 · 354/5400
- Trust
- Watergrove Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,366 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- Wardle High School (URN 105852)
- Address
- Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9RD
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources