Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
71% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2023).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2023
This school does not have a sixth form
41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 637
- Capacity
- 71%
- FSM
- 41.3%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Trust
- ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Head
- Mr Paul Jones
Provisions
- Sixth form
- No
Inspection reports
Official linksMonitoring visit
2 official reports linked on this page, including 1 earlier report.
Location
Heywood Old Road, Heywood, OL10 2QN
Town setting
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This profile is built from Department for Education records and Ofsted inspection links. Updated regularly to reflect the latest published data.
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