Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road, Rochdale, OL12 6LD
1,344 pupils · 100% of 1,338 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 3 February 2023, published 28 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 266 | 261 | 583 | 266 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 263 | 279 | 571 | 263 |
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
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Matthew Moss High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kingsway Park High School 3.1 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Wardle Academy 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Whitworth Community High School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 4.3 km · Requires improvement (2022) · 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.