Newhouse Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 15 2023 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
- 147875
- Address
- Newhouse Road, OL10 2NT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 980 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 74.8%
Mixed 6%
African 5%
Other White 3.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other 2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 40.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.25
Local authority average 3.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 24 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Newhouse Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 102 99 |
| Year 8 | 207 111 96 |
| Year 9 | 196 100 96 |
| Year 10 | 190 89 101 |
| Year 11 | 186 91 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 85.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 48.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 3.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 33.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 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 | 5.0% 2.4% 3.0% |