Academy converter · Rochdale

Hollingworth Academy

11–16Ages
1,331Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140091URN

Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Rochdale median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rochdale

716 applications for 262 places · 7th of 13 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.6of 90

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

2nd of 13 in Rochdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Rochdale median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

716 applications · 262 places offered · 277 named it first

2026 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.7
2025 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.3
2024 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.4
2022 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.2
2021 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.2
2020 3.6; Rochdale median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Rochdale median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Rochdale median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Rochdale median median 1.7
2016 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Rochdale median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 12 of 13 years.

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	262	716	2.7	277	1.06
Sep 2025	261	717	2.8	279	1.07
Sep 2024	258	787	3.1	300	1.16
Sep 2023	268	827	3.1	328	1.22
Sep 2022	263	795	3.0	294	1.12
Sep 2021	263	823	3.1	319	1.21
Sep 2020	259	921	3.6	358	1.38
Sep 2019	268	788	2.9	397	1.48
Sep 2018	268	706	2.6	371	1.38
Sep 2017	269	602	2.2	307	1.14
Sep 2016	259	613	2.4	296	1.14
Sep 2015	249	671	2.7	331	1.33
Sep 2014	261	593	2.3	302	1.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

262 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.62nd of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%2nd of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

Rochdale 60% England 66%

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	262	50.6	60%	80%	–
2024/25	266	51.1	60%	80%	–
2023/24	265	45.9	48%	74%	−0.02
2022/23	269	45.3	48%	69%	+0.05

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

Hollingworth AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Kingsway Park High School
2.4 km · Rochdale

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.4applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
3.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
3.2 km · Rochdale

Requires improvement2022

2.8applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Wardle Academy
4.1 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
4.5 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Falinge Park High School
4.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
5.6 km · Oldham

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
5.7 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140091 · 354/5401
Trust: Hollingworth Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,331 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College (URN 105853)
Address: Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Local authority: Rochdale

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources