1
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester • M24 6XN
2
16 Sep 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Rochdale
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Rochdale. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
13
Outstanding
0
Good
9
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 69% · RI: 23% · I: 8%
2
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL16 3DR
2
30 Jan 2023
3
Middleton Technology School
Manchester • M24 2GT
2
31 Mar 2019
4
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL11 3LU
2
12 Jun 2018
5
Wardle Academy
Rochdale • Greater Manchester • OL12 9RD
2
17 Jan 2018
6
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester • Lancashire • M24 2GL
2
7 Jun 2017
7
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL16 4XA
2
30 Jan 2014
8
Falinge Park High School
Rochdale • Lancashire • OL12 6LD
2
9 Oct 2013
9
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 2AA
2
18 Jun 2013
10
Newhouse Academy
Heywood • Lancashire • OL10 2NT
3
15 May 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Edgar Wood Academy 3 • Jan 2024
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 3 • May 2022
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy 4 • Jul 2020