Hopwood Hall College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationManchester Rochdale

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Hopwood Hall College is a further education in Manchester for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Middleton Campus, Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6XH0161 643 7560hopwood.ac.ukMrs Julia Heap principalAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,755 students finished sixth-form courses.

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	1,755	1,662	1,533	1,506	2,955	2,750
Average A level grade	–	–	–	–	NE	–
A level progressA level value added	–	–	–	–	–	+0.50
Applied general courses: points per entry	27.85	27.48	27.49	28.68	–	–
T levels: points per entry	22.40	22.33	25.71	25.89	–	–

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 roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,412 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training66%and stayed there for at least six months

15%12%10%29%27%

University 15%Further education college 12%Apprenticeship 10%Work 29%Not in education, work or training 27%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 56%, compared with 72% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training37%England 72%

Top-third universities2%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%

Higher technical course6%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 32% went on to degree-level study or training and 2% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	66%	67%	68%	–
Education	27%	27%	27%	–
Apprenticeship	10%	10%	12%	1%
Work	29%	29%	30%	–
Not in education, work or training	27%	27%	26%	–

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average

Typical house price£207,000Rochdale

Nearest bus stop190 mHopwood Hall College, 1 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

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School	Roman Catholic	660 m	1,186	Good 2022	42	Compare
Newlands School	Council	750 m	131	Not inspected	–	Compare
Hollin Primary School	Council	840 m	331	Good 2024	48	Compare
St Anne's Church of England Academy	Academy	940 m	817	Good 2024	29	Compare
Boarshaw Community Primary School	Council	0.7 miles	446	Good 2022	33	Compare
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Academy	0.7 miles	211	Good 2024	–	Compare
Middleton Parish Church School	Academy	1.0 miles	432	No overall grade 2025	–	Compare
St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham	Academy	1.1 miles	117	Good 2022	32	Compare

All schools in Rochdale All schools in Manchester Best primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Hopwood Hall College have?

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Contact and details

Address: Middleton Campus, Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6XH
Telephone: 0161 643 7560
Website: www.hopwood.ac.uk
Principal: Mrs Julia Heap
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Rochdale
Ward: Hopwood Hall
Constituency: Heywood and Middleton North
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 130507 · LAESTAB 3548003 · UKPRN 10003146

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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