Hollingworth AcademyKingsway Park High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochdale.
Summary of the comparison
Hollingworth Academy and Kingsway Park High School are secondary schools in Rochdale.
Hollingworth Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kingsway Park High School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hollingworth Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Hollingworth Academy was judged Good and Kingsway Park High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.1 for Hollingworth Academy and 35.3 for Kingsway Park High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Hollingworth Academy (48.5 in 2021-22, 51.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kingsway Park High School (39.9 in 2022-23, 35.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RochdaleHollingworth Academy | RochdaleKingsway Park High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 13 in Rochdale Stronger figure | 9th of 13 in Rochdale | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,339 | 1,320 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,330 | |
| Location | Rochdale, OL16 3DR | Rochdale, OL16 4XA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.1 Stronger figure | 35.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.8% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.7% Stronger figure | 34.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.2% Stronger figure | 18.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 Stronger figure | 2.87 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 266 | 273 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,339 | 1,320 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.7% | 50.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.5% | 39.6% | |
| SEN support | 9.9% | 12.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.3% Stronger figure | 26.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Hollingworth Academy
Kingsway Park High School
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