Wardle Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Rochdale (Rochdale).
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Nearby schools
nearest first28 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 444 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 210 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Great Howarth SchoolOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 35 | - |
| Meadows SchoolOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | 10 | - |
| Kentmere Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 353 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2018) |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 117 | Good, 2024 |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.9 mi | Primary | 402 | Good, 2023 |
| Hamer Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 323 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| SpringsideCommunity special | 1.0 mi | Special | 152 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2021No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 204 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Littleborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 313 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Heybrook Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 688 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 304 | Good, 2023 |
| Healey Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Belfield Community SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 429 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral ServicePupil referral unit | 1.5 mi | Alternative provision | 136 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Greenbank Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 423 | Good, 2022 |
| Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 80 | - |
| Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 75 | - |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | - | - |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 11 | - |
| Shawclough Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 428 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Whitehall AcademyOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 28 | - |
| Healey Learning CentreOther independent special | 1.9 mi | Special | 34 | - |
| Howard Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.9 mi | Nursery | 73 | Good, 2023 |
| Falinge Park High SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,344 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 215
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