Oulder Hill Leadership Academy

Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EF

Local ranking4th of 13 secondary schools in Rochdale

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1500

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Oulder Hill Community School and Language College (URN 105840) since 31 October 2021. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 44.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 46.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 65.6% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 81.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 221

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 87.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1170
Boys: 609 (52%)
Girls: 561 (48%)
Capacity: 1500 (78% full)
SEND: 15.3%
FSM Eligible: 38.5%
EAL: 31.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.2%
SEN Support: 14.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 21.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 55.1
Budget per Pupil: £8,514/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 8.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 25.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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

2024-25

White British: 41.0%
Asian Pakistani: 38.1%
Mixed Other: 3.9%
Other: 3.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
Black African: 2.3%
White Other: 2.2%
Asian Other: 1.6%

41.0%

White British

38.1%

Asian Pakistani

3.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01706645522

info@oulderhill.staracademies.org

Hudsons Walk

Rochdale, North West

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Administrative

URN: 148847
UKPRN: 10089556
Establishment No.: 4005
Trust: STAR ACADEMIES

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