Middleton Technology School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 25 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rochdale
Unique reference
143319
Address
Kenyon Lane, Middleton, M24 2GT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1333 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
31%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.9%
African 11.9%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 3%
Pakistani 2%
Chinese 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 43%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.2
Local authority average 40.5
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.56
Local authority average 3.47
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award76
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE63
BiologyGCSE60
Business Studies:SingleGCSE24
ChemistryGCSE60
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE83
Design & TechnologyGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE255
English LiteratureGCSE251
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Middleton Technology School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
259
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
228
2nd preference
117
3rd preference
64
From another Local Authority
32
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
228
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
270
131
139
Year 8
264
150
114
Year 9
266
140
126
Year 10
271
147
124
Year 11
262
125
137
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
85.4%
85.5%
Further education
56.0%
48.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
3.0%
3.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
24.0%
33.0%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.1%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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