Kingsway Park High School
Turf Hill Road, Rochdale, OL16 4XA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Ward
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Rochdale Sixth Form College
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,330
- Pupils on roll
- 1,289
- URN
- 148790
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706716761
About this school
Kingsway Park High School is a secondary academy in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,289 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 270 | 265 | 273 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | 34.1 | 35.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 -0.23 to +0.13 | -0.49 -0.68 to -0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 18.1% | 18.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 38.1% | 34.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 38.5% | 18.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
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 Kingsway Park High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.9 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 | 34.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,341 |
| 2023/24 | 1,341 |
| 2024/25 | 1,320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsway Park High School compares
Kingsway Park High School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Rochdale for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.3 | 9.8% | 50% | 1,289 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | 39.7 | 10.6% | 43.8% | 1,023 | 0.9 miles |
| Hollingworth Academy | 51.1 | 7.4% | 29.7% | 1,331 | 1.5 miles |
| Falinge Park High School | — | 10.3% | 45.8% | 1,344 | 1.9 miles |
| The Crompton House Church of England Academy | 46.8 | 6.8% | 19.1% | 1,865 | 2.0 miles |
| Matthew Moss High School | 39.4 | 8.4% | 43.7% | 1,198 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 39.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.75%
- Persistent absence
- 26.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
Hollingworth Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
Falinge Park High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
The Crompton House Church of England Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Matthew Moss High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Kingsway Park High School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Rochdale.
- Falinge Park High School Secondary
- Hollingworth Academy Secondary
- Matthew Moss High School Secondary
- Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Secondary
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Wardle Academy Secondary
- Whitworth Community High School Secondary
- 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 year groups does Kingsway Park High School teach?
- Kingsway Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsway Park High School?
- The headteacher of Kingsway Park High School is Mr Simon Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsway Park High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsway Park High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kingsway Park High School?
- Kingsway Park High School has 1,289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kingsway Park High School full?
- Kingsway Park High School has capacity for 1,330 pupils and 1,289 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kingsway Park High School a faith school?
- No. Kingsway Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingsway Park High School a selective school?
- No. Kingsway Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Kingsway Park High School?
- Kingsway Park High School is part of ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingsway Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.9 in 2022/23 and 35.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsway Park High School rank locally?
- Kingsway Park High School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Rochdale for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsway Park High School's absence rate?
- Kingsway Park High School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsway Park High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsway Park High 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 10 July 2026.