Secondary schools in Rochdale

There are 13 secondary schools in Rochdale, teaching 14,496 pupils. Of the 13 with a score, 2 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Rochdale All schools in Rochdale Places within

Pupils from low-income families38%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools2 of 13scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)72 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full6 of 13schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.7one-teacher classes, January census

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Secondary schools (13)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Hollingworth AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,331	30%	Good 2022	68	60 to 75
2	Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,152	36%	No overall grade 2025	66	56 to 73
3	Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Manchester	1,186	25%	Good 2022	42	32 to 52
4	Wardle AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,366	30%	Good 2022	34	26 to 44
5	Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeRoman Catholic/Church of England · ages 11-16 · Heywood	768	21%	Report card 2026	34	25 to 44
6	Matthew Moss High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,198	44%	Good 2024	32	24 to 42
7	St Anne's Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Manchester	817	48%	Good 2024	29	21 to 39
8	Falinge Park High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,344	49%	Good 2023	21	11 to 39
9	Edgar Wood AcademyFree school · ages 11-16 · Heywood	729	43%	Report card 2026	16	8 to 30
10	Dixons Middleton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Manchester	1,319	33%	Good 2024	16	11 to 21
11	Kingsway Park High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,289	50%	Not inspected	12	8 to 16
12	Newhouse AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Heywood	974	43%	Requires improvement 2023	12	8 to 17
13	St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,023	43%	Requires improvement 2022	2	2 to 3

Secondary schools by town in Rochdale

Heywood3 schools Manchester3 schools Rochdale7 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire83 schools Manchester32 schools Liverpool33 schools Cheshire West and Chester20 schools Cumberland19 schools Cheshire East23 schools Westmorland and Furness20 schools Bolton20 schools Wigan19 schools Wirral20 schools Salford17 schools Stockport14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.