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St Anne's Church of England Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Hollin Lane, Middleton, Manchester M24 6XN · stannesacademy.org.uk · 0161 643 2643

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.1
average Attainment 8 score. Rochdale 40.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
817
91% of 900 places
Local authority
Rochdale
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
48.3%
First language not English
17.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Cranmer Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 198 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 87 (Places 111)87September 2023: 88 (Places 146)88September 2024: 104 (Places 146)104September 2025: 166 (Places 173)166September 2026: 198 (Places 171)198Places 171
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261711981.2▲72%
September 2025Sept 2025173166192%
September 2024Sept 20241461040.7100%
September 2023Sept 2023146880.699%
September 2022Sept 2022111870.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.1, and 28.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rochdale it was 40.6, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (26.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.8 (England 46.3)43.82017/18: 43.1 (England 46.5)43.12018/19: 43.9 (England 46.7)43.92021/22: 44.7 (England 48.8)44.72022/23: 37.5 (England 46.3)37.52023/24: 44.3 (England 45.9)44.32024/25: 44.1 (England 46.0)44.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.146.0
▼28.6%45.4%
▼51.9%64.8%
▼22.1%40.5%
▼3.474.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Sixth form college23.6+5.5
Further education61.5+8.7
Apprenticeship2.7−0.1
Employment2.7−4.2
Not in a lasting destination8.1−7.9
Activity not captured1.4−0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 20.2 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 21.9 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.2 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 26.6 (England 32.9)C-England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
21 studentsC- (26.6)Below average -0.37
21 studentsC- (26.6)Below average -0.37
20 studentsMerit (25.6)Below average -0.50
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/188C- (26.2)+0.69
2016/1717D+ (21.9)-0.27
2015/1629D (20.2)-0.42

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University17−18
Further education14+4
Apprenticeship3−10
Employment31+5
Not in a lasting destination31+25
Activity not captured3−7

Ofsted

St Anne's Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
10 Jul 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
48
6% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲82% agreeEngland 68%

based on 17 parents (35%) with SEND

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