Kingsway Park High School, Rochdale

From the headteacher's welcome: "We belong to the Altus Education Partnership Multi Academy Trust. Being part of Altus provides a wide range of opportunities for staff and students to work across a collaborative network of academies developing and sharing learning and practice. One of our key partners is Rochdale Sixth Form College, providing excellence in post-sixteen provision."

In 2026, pupils at Kingsway Park High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44 in Rochdale and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Rochdale and 47% in England.

That is up from 35.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.49: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.9, against 42.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 206 families put Kingsway Park High School as their first choice and 556 named it as one of their preferences, for 230 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kingsway Park High School are St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 37.9); Hollingworth Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6); Falinge Park High School (1.9 miles, Attainment 8 43.2); and The Crompton House Church of England Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5).

Kingsway Park High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Kingsway Park High School is one of 5 schools run by Altus Education Partnership, an academy trust.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kingsway Park High School (as of September 2025): 18% would recommend the school, 36% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (55%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (18%).

Of the 265 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college and 0% into work.

49.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (55%), White British (18%) and Black (5%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Newbold (Manchester Metrolink), about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingsway Park High School (outside), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kingsway Park High School issued 327 suspensions, 24.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kingsway Park High School are St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles); Lowerplace Primary School (0.2 miles); St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone (0.4 miles); and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.