Wardle Academy
Secondary schoolWardle Academy is a secondary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,366 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 20 October 2022
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Wardle Academy was 44.6, against 43.1 in Rochdale and 46.2 in England.
37.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.8% | 40.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58.7% | 59.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 286 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Great Howarth SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file880 m
- Meadows SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file940 m
- Kentmere Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, July 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
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).