Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rochdale, OL11 5EF
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane, Marland, Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Local ranking5th of 13 secondary schools in Rochdale
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 25 April 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 236
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1221
- Boys
- 634 (53%)
- Girls
- 564 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (100% full)
- SEND
- 17.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.7%
- EAL
- 47.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,555/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 47.1%
- White British: 28.9%
- Black African: 5.3%
- Other: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.2%
47.1%
Asian Pakistani
28.9%
White British
5.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147369
- UKPRN
- 10084718
- Establishment No.
- 4088
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
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