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Great Howarth School

Special · ages 7-18MixedIndependent35 pupilsRochdale
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places40 spare35 pupils, 75 places
Pupils on roll35Census January 2024

Great Howarth School is an independent special school in Rochdale for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 35 pupils and room for 75.

Great Howarth Road, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ01706 631804horizoncare.co.ukCatherine Proud headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Rochdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll35Census January 2024
Places7547% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%35 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls28 / 7
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll353535281916
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%5%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%100%95%100%

The area around the school

Local crime rate1 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£207,000Rochdale
Nearest bus stop260 mPrincess Avenue, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Meadows SchoolIndependent530 m10Not inspected–Compare
Kentmere Primary AcademyAcademy630 m353Outstanding 202485Compare
Wardle AcademyAcademy880 m1,366Good 202234Compare
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy920 m117Good 202424Compare
Hamer Community Primary SchoolCouncil960 m323Good 202449Compare
SpringsideCouncil960 m152Report card 2026–Compare
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles210Report card 202623Compare
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy0.8 miles444Report card 202653Compare
All schools in RochdaleBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Great Howarth School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Great Howarth School yet.

How many pupils does Great Howarth School have?

35 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 75 places, so it is 47% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Great Howarth Road, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ
Telephone
01706 631804
Website
www.horizoncare.co.uk
Headteacher
Catherine Proud
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 7-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Rochdale
Ward
Smallbridge & Firgrove
Constituency
Rochdale
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
21 November 2008 (new provision)
URN
135753 · LAESTAB 3546035 · UKPRN 10025634
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from