Falinge Park High School
Academy converter secondary school in Rochdale (Rochdale).
Location
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School governors are volunteers who work together as a governing board to provide independent oversight of how the school is run, with the aim of improving the quality of education provided and raising standards. The governing board work alongside the headteacher and senior leaders to provide strategic leadership and to ensure accountability.
The board has three key functions: Governors do not run the school on a day-to day basis; that is the responsibility of the headteacher and senior leaders. As a school, we're really proud of our links with local communities and partners and we're keen to ensure that our governing board reflects this.
The board is made up of parents, representatives from the local community, the headteacher and an elected staff governor. They each bring their own skills and experience to the role, but more important, they all share a passion to provide the best possible education for every pupil at the school.
The governing board meets formally once a term, but much of the detailed work is carried out at meetings of our three committees:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 150227
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Young | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Shamsa Akhtar | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ryan O'Kane | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Booth | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Graham Boff | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Pauline Rowe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Paula O'Reilly | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Rukhsana Haq | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Tinu Iginlu | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Lilu Parvin Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Sophia Ali Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Hellal Choudhury Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Umer Khan Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record