# Newlands School

Newlands School is a special school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 131 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E135201. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 131
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 135201

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 8 January 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hollin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollin-primary-school-e105792): 90 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-langley-roman-catholic-high-school-e105844): 500 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Boarshaw Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boarshaw-community-primary-school-e105787): 520 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151820): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024
- [Hopwood Hall College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopwood-hall-college-e130507): 750 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Anne's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-church-of-england-academy-e135313): 920 m. Secondary. Good (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135201)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135201)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-school-e135201