Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS · Lancashire · secondary school
18th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.8/10 against 900 of them, against 6.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 63.4 · 86 | 30% | 2.58 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.08 · 44 | 25% | 1.10 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 50.3 · 72 | 10% | 0.72 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2023. In 2024/25, 63.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 50.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.08 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.8 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join rugby and football teams.
Getting in. The school has 654 pupils in a capacity of 709 places, leaving 55 spare spots. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help in maths, given the negative Progress 8 score? What specific support is available for students who do not attend a breakfast club? How does the school maintain its Good rating following the 2023 inspection?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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