Great Howarth School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 7–18 · Rochdale
Great Howarth School is an other school in Rochdale for ages 7–18 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- Great Howarth Road, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 7–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- Meadows School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springside 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rochdale Islamic Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rochdale Islamic Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service 1.2 mi Requires improvement
- Whitehall Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade