What ages does Great Howarth School teach?

Great Howarth School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Rochdale.

Who is the headteacher of Great Howarth School?

The headteacher of Great Howarth School is Catherine Proud, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Great Howarth School been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Great Howarth School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

How many pupils are at Great Howarth School?

Great Howarth School has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.

Is Great Howarth School full?

Great Howarth School has capacity for 75 pupils and 35 on roll (47%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.

Is Great Howarth School a faith school?

No. Great Howarth School has no designated religious character.

What are Great Howarth School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Howarth School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

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Great Howarth School

Great Howarth Road, Rochdale, OL12 9HJ

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 7 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Catherine Proud
Constituency: Rochdale
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 75
Pupils on roll: 35
URN: 135753
Local authority: Rochdale
Website: School website
Telephone: 01706631804

About this school

Great Howarth School is an independent special school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 35 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Great Howarth School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

Great Howarth School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2008, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	10	2	4
Attainment 8 score	2.3	-	-
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%	-	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	0%	-	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%	-	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.1	-	-

Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.

Trends over time

How Great Howarth School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	28
2023/24	35
2024/25	35

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 35
Pupils on SEN support: 0

Location

Nearby schools

Meadows School
Special schools · Rochdale

0.3 miles
Springside
Special schools · Manchester

0.6 miles
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Independent schools · Rochdale

1.0 miles
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Independent schools

1.0 miles
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd
Independent schools · Rochdale

1.2 miles

Other schools in Rochdale

Healey Learning Centre Special schools
Heywood Academy Free Schools
Meadows School Special schools
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service Local authority maintained schools
Redwood Special schools
Whitehall Academy Special schools
Willow View School Special schools
Howard Street Nursery School Nursery
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
Belfield Community School Primary

Common questions

What ages does Great Howarth School teach?: Great Howarth School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Rochdale.
Who is the headteacher of Great Howarth School?: The headteacher of Great Howarth School is Catherine Proud, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Great Howarth School been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Great Howarth School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Great Howarth School?: Great Howarth School has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
Is Great Howarth School full?: Great Howarth School has capacity for 75 pupils and 35 on roll (47%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
Is Great Howarth School a faith school?: No. Great Howarth School has no designated religious character.
What are Great Howarth School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Howarth School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.