Newhouse Academy
About the school
Newhouse Academy is an open secondary school in Rochdale.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 November 2023
- Published
- 15 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.9
- Rochdale
- 40.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Rochdale
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.70%
- Rochdale
- 35.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.70%
- Rochdale
- 55.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 30.80%
- Rochdale
- 30.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.26
- Rochdale
- 3.47
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
980
Girls
49.69%
Boys
50.31%
SEN support
15.51%
Education, health and care plan
2.45%
English as an additional language
12.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.71%
Overall absence
9.11
Persistent absence
28.01
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
201
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
7%