Great Howarth School
Other independent special school · Ages 7–18 · Rochdale
Great Howarth School is an independent special school in Rochdale for ages 7–18.
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Key facts
- Address
- Great Howarth Road, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7–18
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 35 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and happy at Great Howarth School.”
- “Here, pupils build strong relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils appreciate how their individual needs are at the centre of the school’s decisions.”
To improve
- “However, this knowledge is less clear in a small number of subjects.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, this programme is not well established.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
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