Newhouse Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

Heywood and Middleton NorthConstituency

OL10 2NTPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Newhouse Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 974 pupils. Newhouse Academy is part of HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.26

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

974

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 974
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 May 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
11 Mar 2020	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.