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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 5 March 2019Graded 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 entry404 applications · 237 places offered · 173 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.7
- 2025 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.3
- 2024 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2023 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2022 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.2
- 2021 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.2
- 2020 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.4
- 2019 1.9; Rochdale median median 1.9
- 2018 1.9; Rochdale median median 1.8
- 2017 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.7
- 2016 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Rochdale median
Dashed bars: as Middleton Technology School (URN 105842), the previous school.
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 | 237 | 404 | 1.7 | 173 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 259 | 452 | 1.8 | 228 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 259 | 480 | 1.9 | 235 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 | 268 | 520 | 1.9 | 248 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 268 | 533 | 2.0 | 269 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 269 | 585 | 2.2 | 313 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2020 | 268 | 530 | 2.0 | 305 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2019 | 270 | 503 | 1.9 | 295 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2018 | 268 | 513 | 1.9 | 323 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2017 | 267 | 443 | 1.7 | 271 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2016 * | 259 | 433 | 1.7 | 256 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 * | 259 | 361 | 1.4 | 221 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2014 * | 205 | 314 | 1.5 | 194 | 0.95 |
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.) | 263 | 41.9 | 41% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 259 | 40.3 | 34% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 | 266 | 42.0 | 37% | 60% | −0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 271 | 44.4 | 41% | 61% | −0.40 |
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
- Dixons Middleton AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20241.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · OldhamGood20241.9applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Rochdale20262.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20243.0applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- Requires improvement20232.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · ManchesterRemains Good20242.8applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · RochdaleGood20242.9applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Manchester20252.8applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143319 · 354/4091
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,350 pupils · 1,319 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Middleton Technology School (URN 105842)
- Address
- Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GT
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources