Whitworth Community High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · ROCHDALE, Lancashire
Whitworth Community High School is a secondary school in ROCHDALE, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023.
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Catchment area for Whitworth Community High School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Hall Street, Hallford, Hallfold, ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 654 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy warm relationships with staff who know them well and keep them safe.”
- “Pupils know that staff have high expectations of their conduct.”
- “Most pupils behave well and treat each other with respect.”
To improve
- “The exception to this, last year, was in Spanish.”
- “However, a small number of older pupils who have gaps in their reading knowledge are not getting the specialist help that they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 165 first-preference applications, 125 offers in total, 124 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- The Valley Leadership Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Alder Grange School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 5.8 mi Requires improvement
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Unity College 8.8 mi Requires improvement
- The Hollins 9.0 mi Standards maintained
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 9.6 mi No Ofsted grade