Newhouse Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 16 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
- 1007 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 75.9%
Mixed 6.1%
African 4.4%
Other White 4%
Pakistani 2.6%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.4
Local authority average 41.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.29
Local authority average 3.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Electronics | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Newhouse Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 114 96 |
| Year 8 | 205 102 103 |
| Year 9 | 197 93 104 |
| Year 10 | 187 93 94 |
| Year 11 | 208 100 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 85.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 45.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 3.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 36.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |