Rochdale Sixth Form College

Academy 16-19 converter; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school; mixed; ages 16 to 19; Rochdale, OL12 6HY; URN 144463

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for Rochdale Sixth Form College. Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools separately, as further education providers. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has key judgements without an overall grade, two have an overall grade on the old scale and five have an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, dates from 29 March 2022; the latest, at Kingsway Park High School, from 26 February 2025.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Rochdale Sixth Form College and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Rochdale Sixth Form College’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Rochdale Sixth Form College
OL12 6HY, Rochdale; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 37.33 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
0.58 mi934 m N
Falinge Park High School
OL12 6LD, Rochdale

School remains Good, with concerns ungraded inspection, 3 February 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 43.2 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 46.1% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Falinge Park High School
0.93 mi1,504 m W
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
OL11 5EF, Rochdale

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 7 January 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 45.8 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 50.6% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
1.4 mi2,251 m SE
Kingsway Park High School
OL16 4XA, Rochdale

Some aspects not as strong ungraded inspection, 26 February 2025

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 39.2 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 27.9% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Kingsway Park High School
1.5 mi2,363 m SW
Matthew Moss High School
OL11 3LU, Rochdale

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 25 April 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 41.9 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 34.7% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Matthew Moss High School
2.1 mi3,419 m SE
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
OL16 4RX, Rochdale

Requires improvement overall grade on the old four-point scale, 29 March 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 37.9 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 22.8% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: requires improvement
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: requires improvement
Ofsted report for St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
2.3 mi3,681 m NE
Wardle Academy
OL12 9RD, Rochdale

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 20 October 2022

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 44.6 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 37.8% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Wardle Academy
2.6 mi4,188 m E
Hollingworth Academy
OL16 3DR, Rochdale

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 6 December 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 50.6 (Rochdale 43.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 60.3% (Rochdale 40.3%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Hollingworth Academy
2.9 mi4,669 m N
Whitworth Community High School
OL12 8TS, Lancashire

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 47.4 (Lancashire 45.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 48.4% (Lancashire 43.8%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Whitworth Community High School

See more schools around it: the next schools by distance, or the nearest sixth forms.

The latest inspection, in detail

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for this school under its register number.

Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education and skills providers, and those inspections are not in this data: check the school’s page on Ofsted’s reports website.

Exam results

A level results, 2024/25: 991 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B-	B-
A level average point score per entry	37.33	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	17.2%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Co-op Academy Manchester Manchester, 6.5 mi in a straight line
Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester, 10.8 mi in a straight line
Salford City Academy Salford, 13.1 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Rochdale Sixth Form College is a state-funded mixed sixth form college or 16 to 19 school in Rochdale, for students aged 16 to 19. Trust: ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Address: College Road, Rochdale, OL12 6HY.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Ofsted: Education inspection framework for use from November 2025 (further education and skills providers include 16 to 19 academies and free schools), accessed 2 November 2026.
Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.