Academy converter · Rochdale

Falinge Park High School

11–16Ages
1,344Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150227URN

Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 below Rochdale median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rochdale

583 applications for 266 places · 10th of 13 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.2of 90

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

8th of 13 in Rochdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Falinge Park High School, URN 105837
17 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Falinge Park High School, URN 105837

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

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

583 applications · 266 places offered · 261 named it first

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

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as Falinge Park High School (URN 105837), 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	266	583	2.2	261	0.98
Sep 2025	263	571	2.2	279	1.06
Sep 2024 *	258	609	2.4	264	1.02
Sep 2023 *	261	577	2.2	271	1.04
Sep 2022 *	259	555	2.1	256	0.99
Sep 2021 *	265	537	2.0	236	0.89
Sep 2020 *	274	584	2.1	259	0.95
Sep 2019 *	268	465	1.7	256	0.96
Sep 2018 *	269	435	1.6	262	0.97
Sep 2017 *	270	468	1.7	278	1.03
Sep 2016 *	237	435	1.8	232	0.98
Sep 2015 *	225	421	1.9	216	0.96
Sep 2014 *	222	409	1.8	216	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

258 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.28th of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 43.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%4th of 13 in Rochdale

Rochdale 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Rochdale 60% England 66%

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	258	43.2	46%	63%	–
2024/25 *	274	40.5	36%	55%	–
2023/24 *	265	40.8	33%	52%	−0.03
2022/23 *	264	39.7	36%	56%	−0.28

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

Falinge Park High SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Matthew Moss High School
2.9 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Kingsway Park High School
3.1 km · Rochdale

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.4applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Wardle Academy
3.3 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Whitworth Community High School
3.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
4.3 km · Rochdale

Requires improvement2022

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

Good2022

2.7applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
5.6 km · Rochdale

2026

3.0applications per place 51.8Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150227 · 354/4086
Trust: Watergrove Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,338 pupils · 1,344 on roll
Free school meals: 48.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2024
Replaced: Falinge Park High School (URN 105837)
Address: Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6LD
Local authority: Rochdale

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