Academy sponsor led · Rochdale

Newhouse Academy

11–16Ages
974Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147875URN

Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

1.0 below Rochdale median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rochdale

367 applications for 207 places · 12th of 13 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.0of 90

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

6th of 13 in Rochdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Rochdale median (2.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

367 applications · 207 places offered · 130 named it first

2026 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.7
2025 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.2
2021 1.4; Rochdale median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as Siddal Moor Sports College (URN 105834), 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	207	367	1.8	130	0.63
Sep 2025	204	352	1.7	168	0.82
Sep 2024	207	383	1.9	156	0.75
Sep 2023	204	358	1.8	156	0.76
Sep 2022	196	329	1.7	141	0.72
Sep 2021	206	291	1.4	115	0.56
Sep 2020 *	165	297	1.8	133	0.81
Sep 2019 *	207	233	1.1	138	0.67
Sep 2018 *	214	268	1.3	154	0.72
Sep 2017 *	166	262	1.6	146	0.88
Sep 2016 *	155	243	1.6	116	0.75
Sep 2015 *	162	251	1.6	140	0.86
Sep 2014 *	145	245	1.7	143	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.06th of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%6th of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Rochdale 60% England 66%

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	44.0	41%	64%	–
2024/25	182	38.9	30%	53%	–
2023/24	202	40.1	33%	54%	−0.36
2022/23	201	40.4	34%	52%	−0.51

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

Newhouse AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
0.7 km · Rochdale

2026

3.0applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
St Anne's Church of England Academy
2.0 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.9applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Edgar Wood Academy
2.2 km · Rochdale

2026

2.6applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Matthew Moss High School
2.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
3.0 km · Rochdale

2026

2.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Hazel Wood High School
4.0 km · Bury

Good2023

1.8applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
Unsworth Academy
4.3 km · Bury

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
4.4 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147875 · 354/4003
Trust: Hollingworth Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 974 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Siddal Moor Sports College (URN 105834)
Address: Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT
Local authority: Rochdale

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