Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6LD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula O'Reilly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Watergrove Trust
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,338
- Pupils on roll
- 1,344
- URN
- 150227
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706631246
About this school
Falinge Park High School is a secondary academy in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,344 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Falinge Park High School (URN 105837).
How Falinge Park High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.3% | 45.8% | 1,344 | — |
| Oulder Hill Leadership Academy | 44.4 | 8.6% | 38.5% | 1,152 | 0.9 miles |
| Matthew Moss High School | 39.4 | 8.4% | 43.7% | 1,198 | 1.8 miles |
| Kingsway Park High School | 35.3 | 9.8% | 50% | 1,289 | 1.9 miles |
| Wardle Academy | 44.1 | 9% | 29.9% | 1,366 | 2.1 miles |
| Whitworth Community High School | 50.3 | 5.9% | 24.4% | 654 | 2.3 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)
- 45.84%
- English as an additional language
- 66.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.28%
- Persistent absence
- 30.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oulder Hill Leadership Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
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Matthew Moss High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
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Kingsway Park High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
-
Wardle Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
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Whitworth Community High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
- Hollingworth Academy Secondary
- Kingsway Park High School 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 Falinge Park High School teach?
- Falinge Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Falinge Park High School?
- The headteacher of Falinge Park High School is Mrs Paula O'Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Falinge Park High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Falinge 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 Falinge Park High School?
- Falinge Park High School has 1,344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Falinge Park High School full?
- Falinge Park High School has capacity for 1,338 pupils and 1,344 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Falinge Park High School a faith school?
- No. Falinge Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Falinge Park High School a selective school?
- No. Falinge Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Falinge Park High School?
- Falinge Park High School is part of WATERGROVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Falinge Park High School's absence rate?
- Falinge Park High School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Falinge Park High School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Falinge Park High School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.