Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Rochdale
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy is a secondary school in Rochdale for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 1,152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel proud to belong to this harmonious and welcoming school community.”
- “At the foundation of this community is a culture of respect.”
- “Pupils are considerate and kind towards each other.”
To improve
- “In a very small number of subjects, some instability in staffing has slowed the school’s progress towards embedding the curriculum.”
- “That said, at times, some teachers do not conduct these checks as effectively as they could to identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “However, on occasion, some teachers’ understanding of how to use these strategies successfully is less secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2025 (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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 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: 175 first-preference applications, 210 offers in total, 175 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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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2026, as Rochdale published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- Falinge Park High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Matthew Moss High School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Park High School 2.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newhouse Academy 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wardle Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hollingworth Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published