Newhouse Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Heywood, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Newhouse Academy is a secondary school in Heywood, Rochdale for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Newhouse Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 5 of the 12 other Rochdale secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 130 first-choice applications for 207 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 13 Rochdale secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 30% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- In 2024/25 that was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Rochdale that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 974 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Over recent years, staff have increased their ambition for pupils at Newhouse Academy.”
- “Pupils are learning more effectively than they did in the past.”
- “Typically, pupils appreciate the new and improved approach to behaviour management.”
To improve
- “However, many pupils do not achieve as well as they should because the delivery of the curriculum is uneven.”
- “Published data shows that many of the Year 11 pupils who left the school in 2022 and 2023 did not achieve well.”
- “While the school has made positive changes to the curriculum design, it is in the early stages of ensuring that this is implemented consistently well across different subjects and year groups.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2024 (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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.9 | 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: 130 first-preference applications, 207 offers in total, 130 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 Rochdale.
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Church of England Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Edgar Wood Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Matthew Moss High School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons Middleton Academy 2.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published