Whitehall Academy
21 Whitehall Street, Rochdale, OL12 0LN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Leanne Doherty
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 151391
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706582495
About this school
Whitehall Academy is an independent special school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 28 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Whitehall Academy under its current framework. 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
Whitehall Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2025, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 28
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd0.2 miles
Independent schools · Rochdale
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Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd0.2 miles
Independent schools · Rochdale
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Rochdale Islamic Academy0.3 miles
Independent schools
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Rochdale Islamic Academy0.3 miles
Independent schools · Rochdale
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Healey Learning Centre0.7 miles
Special schools · Rochdale
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
- 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 year groups does Whitehall Academy teach?
- Whitehall Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitehall Academy?
- The headteacher of Whitehall Academy is Leanne Doherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitehall Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Whitehall Academy 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 big is Whitehall Academy?
- Whitehall Academy has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Whitehall Academy full?
- Whitehall Academy has capacity for 45 pupils and 28 on roll (62%), 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 Whitehall Academy a faith school?
- No. Whitehall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitehall Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Whitehall Academy. 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 24 July 2026.