Academy converter · Rochdale

Kingsway Park High School

11–16Ages
1,289Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148790URN

Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, OL16 4XA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Rochdale median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rochdale

556 applications for 230 places · 9th of 13 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.2of 90

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

12th of 13 in Rochdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
24 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Kingsway Park High School, URN 135795

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Rochdale median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

556 applications · 230 places offered · 206 named it first

2026 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as Kingsway Park High School (URN 135795), 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	230	556	2.4	206	0.90
Sep 2025	256	586	2.3	223	0.87
Sep 2024	257	652	2.5	272	1.06
Sep 2023	268	657	2.5	280	1.04
Sep 2022	264	581	2.2	224	0.85
Sep 2021 *	228	505	2.2	198	0.87
Sep 2020 *	272	623	2.3	235	0.86
Sep 2019 *	260	381	1.5	201	0.77
Sep 2018 *	266	426	1.6	219	0.82
Sep 2017 *	220	386	1.8	199	0.90
Sep 2016 *	204	406	2.0	196	0.96
Sep 2015 *	215	392	1.8	195	0.91
Sep 2014 *	184	381	2.1	176	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

251 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.212th of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%12th of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Rochdale 60% England 66%

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.49

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	251	39.2	28%	46%	–
2024/25	273	35.3	18%	34%	–
2023/24	265	34.1	18%	38%	−0.49
2022/23	270	39.9	27%	45%	−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

Kingsway Park High SchoolThis school
This school

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.4applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Rochdale

Requires improvement2022

2.8applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Hollingworth Academy
2.4 km · Rochdale

Good2022

2.7applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Falinge Park High School
3.1 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
3.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Matthew Moss High School
3.4 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
3.6 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Wardle Academy
4.3 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148790 · 354/5402
Trust: Altus Education Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,330 pupils · 1,289 on roll
Free school meals: 49.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2022
Replaced: Kingsway Park High School (URN 135795)
Address: Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, OL16 4XA
Local authority: Rochdale

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