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Newhouse Academy

Rochdale, OL10 2NTSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Nov 2023
Progress 8
-0.36
Below average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
168 1st-choice / 204 places
Ranking
#2,365
of 3,141 nationally

About Newhouse Academy

Newhouse Academy sits in the Rochdale local authority, a secondary school for 11- to 16-year-olds that ranks 8th out of 11 schools of its type in the area. That places it in the bottom half of the local league table, well behind the top-performing peers nearby. The strongest of those, Hollingworth Academy, posts a Progress 8 score of -0.02, while Matthew Moss High School and Falinge Park High School both sit at -0.03. Newhouse’s own Progress 8 score of -0.36 is below the local authority average of -0.25, and nationally it falls in the bottom 50 per cent of schools. The school is led by headteacher Alex Burnham and has no religious character. It is a non-selective state school with no sixth form, so pupils leave at 16. With 980 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,050, it is not yet full, but demand is strong: for the 2025/26 intake, 352 families applied for 204 places, and 167 of those were first-preference offers.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNewhouse Road, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 2NT
HeadteacherAlex Burnham
Local AuthorityRochdale
Number of Pupils980
Free School Meals (FSM)43.7%
School Capacity980 / 1,050 (93% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

10
GymnasiumArt StudiosLibraryMusic RoomsSports HallICT SuiteSixth Form CentreTheatreSwimming PoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

FootballNetballAthleticsTennisRowingHockey

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubDebateArt ClubChoirNewspaperYoung EnterpriseScience ClubDramaEco ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyProfound LearningOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Newhouse Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.