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Newhouse Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Newhouse Road, Heywood OL10 2NT · newhouseacademy.co.uk · 01706 369436
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Rochdale 40.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 974
- 93% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 130 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 168 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 156 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 156 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 141 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 29.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rochdale it was 40.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.26 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105834)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 16.8 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 59.4 | −2.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9 | +4.2 |
| Employment | 2 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.9 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
Newhouse Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105834), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105834)
Before September 2019
- Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105834)
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105834)
What parents said
44% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 44%
- Replies
- 94
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (40%) with SEND