Newhouse Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Heywood, Rochdale
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Earlier years of exam results
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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