Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 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
- 148847
- Address
- Hudsons Walk, OL11 5EF
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1170 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 31%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 40.6%
Pakistani 37.7%
Mixed 8.3%
Other 3.5%
African 2.3%
Other White 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 40.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 3.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 50 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 55 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Dance | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 220 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 220 |
| French | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 273 133 140 |
| Year 8 | 244 141 103 |
| Year 9 | 178 96 82 |
| Year 10 | 239 128 111 |
| Year 11 | 236 111 125 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 48.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 3.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 33.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |