Secondary schools in Rochdale
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Rochdale has 13 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,791 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 3% in a school sixth form, 32% at a sixth form college, 48% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 35% of students in Rochdale went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 40.6 against 46.1 for England; 35% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Rochdale against England
| Measure | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,791 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 32% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (13)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,186 | 87% | 33% | 43% | 4% | 46% | 40.9 | 32% |
| Dixons Middleton AcademyAcademy converter | 1,319 | 84% | 3% | 56% | 5% | — | 40.3 | 34% |
| Edgar Wood AcademyFree schools | 729 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Falinge Park High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,344 | 92% | — | 45% | — | — | 40.5 | 36% |
| Hollingworth AcademyAcademy converter | 1,331 | 83% | 1% | 42% | 4% | — | 51.1 | 60% |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeVoluntary aided school | 768 | 89% | 2% | 57% | 3% | — | 43.4 | 44% |
| Kingsway Park High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,289 | 91% | 0% | 47% | 0% | — | 35.3 | 18% |
| Matthew Moss High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,198 | 86% | — | 41% | 1% | — | 39.4 | 34% |
| Newhouse AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 974 | 80% | — | 61% | 5% | — | 38.9 | 30% |
| Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,152 | 87% | — | 43% | 3% | — | 44.4 | 46% |
| St Anne's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 817 | 76% | 0% | 61% | 1% | — | 44.1 | 29% |
| St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,023 | — | — | — | — | — | 39.7 | 29% |
| Wardle AcademyAcademy converter | 1,366 | 88% | — | 50% | 6% | — | 44.1 | 39% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopwood Hall Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 15% | — | — |
| Beech House Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.0 | 58% |
| Elizabeth House Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rochdale Islamic Academyindependent · Other independent school | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.3 | 51% |
| Rochdale Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 65% | — | — |
| Brookland Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 0% |
| Meadows Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0% |
| Oak Haven Schoolspecial · Community special school | 98 | 47% | 0% | 42% | 0% | — | 1.0 | 0% |
| Redwoodspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 365 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 1.1 | 0% |