Falinge Park High School

Rochdale · OL12 6LD

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 1344 pupils, 48.5% FSM

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Falinge Park High School

General Information

Address: Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6LD – View on map
Phone: 01706631246
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Paula O'Reilly
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 261 families put it first for 266 places – 10 for every 10 places. 97% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 11 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1344 pupils out of 1338 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 650
% eligible for free school meals: 48.5%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Rochdale average)
English as an additional language: 71% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.3% a year (Rochdale 18.5%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 44% moved to another school, 56% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Rochdale: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 48 (3.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 12 (0.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Rochdale, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 30.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 61 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 53 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 52 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 16 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 21 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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3rd of 9 secondary schools in Rochdale for Ofsted rating

#1Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolGood
#2Dixons Middleton AcademyGood
#3Falinge Park High SchoolGood
#4Hollingworth AcademyGood
#5Matthew Moss High SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolGood
#2Dixons Middleton AcademyGood
#3Falinge Park High SchoolGood
#4Hollingworth AcademyGood
#5Matthew Moss High SchoolGood
#6St Anne's Church of England AcademyGood
#7Wardle AcademyGood
#8Newhouse AcademyRequires improvement
#9St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,103 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

12th of 13 secondary schools in Rochdale for spending per pupil

#10Wardle Academy£8,151
#11Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School£8,138
#12Falinge Park High School£8,103
#13Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College£7,932

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Anne's Church of England Academy£9,787
#2Edgar Wood Academy£8,777
#3Matthew Moss High School£8,555
#4Kingsway Park High School£8,533
#5Oulder Hill Leadership Academy£8,514
#6Newhouse Academy£8,487
#7Hollingworth Academy£8,393
#8St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy£8,387
#9Dixons Middleton Academy£8,226
#10Wardle Academy£8,151
#11Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School£8,138
#12Falinge Park High School£8,103
#13Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College£7,932

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