Falinge Park High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
No rating
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
150227
Address
Falinge Road, Shawclough, OL12 6LD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1359 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
66.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.8%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 53.6%
White British 14.6%
Bangladeshi 13.5%
Mixed 4.6%
African 4%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other 2.3%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Falinge Park High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
263
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
279
2nd preference
117
3rd preference
103
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
248
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
275
127
148
Year 8
267
140
127
Year 9
270
148
122
Year 10
268
130
138
Year 11
279
137
142
Year 2024-2025

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