Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street, Rochdale, OL16 3DR
1,331 pupils · 99% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 30.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 30 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 59.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 262 | 277 | 716 | 262 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 261 | 279 | 717 | 261 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 258 | 300 | 787 | 258 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 268 | 328 | 827 | 268 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 263 | 294 | 795 | 263 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 263 | 319 | 823 | 263 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 259 | 358 | 921 | 259 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 268 | 397 | 788 | 268 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsway Park High School 2.4 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 3.2 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Wardle Academy 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy 4.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Falinge Park High School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.