Willow View School
Fisherfield Farm, Hargate Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 6BT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Douro
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 31
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 149020
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706390419
About this school
Willow View School is an independent special school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 6 to 18 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Willow View 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
Willow View School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2022, 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 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Willow View 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 27 |
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
- 29
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redwood0.9 miles
Special schools · Rochdale
-
Healey Learning Centre0.9 miles
Special schools · Rochdale
-
Whitehall Academy1.5 miles
Special schools · Rochdale
-
Rochdale Islamic Academy1.5 miles
Independent schools · Rochdale
-
Rochdale Islamic Academy1.5 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Rochdale
- Great Howarth School Special schools
- 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
- 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 Willow View School teach?
- Willow View School teaches children aged 6 to 18. It is a special school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Willow View School?
- The headteacher of Willow View School is Mr Colin Douro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willow View School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Willow View 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 Willow View School?
- Willow View School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 18.
- Is Willow View School full?
- Willow View School has capacity for 31 pupils and 30 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 Willow View School a faith school?
- No. Willow View School has no designated religious character.
- What are Willow View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willow View 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.