Newlands School
Special schoolNewlands School is a special school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 131 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 8 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Newlands School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- Newlands School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hollin Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)90 m
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
- Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024610 m
- Hopwood Hall CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file750 m
- St Anne's Church of England AcademySecondary. Good (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochdale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).