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Edgar Wood Academy

  • Secondary
  • Free schools
  • Ages 11 to 16

URN 148596 · Rochdale · ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

In Rochdale

Inspection

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.

Latest report card inspection

2 June 2026
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

Full inspection (section 5)

Report cards, used from 10 November 2025, grade each area on a five-point scale and give no overall grade. Safeguarding is met or not met.

Earlier inspection, different framework

Earlier graded inspection

21 November 2023

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective
Yes

Full inspection (section 5)

Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.

Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.

Attendance

Against Rochdale and England, secondary schools.

Overall absence

2024/25

9.7%

Rochdale
9.0%
England
8.4%

1.3 percentage points higher than England.

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Overall absence
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published5.7%5.5%
2018/19Not published5.9%5.5%
2020/21Not published6.5%5.5%
2021/228.8%9.7%9.0%
2022/239.3%9.9%9.0%
2023/2411.5%10.0%8.9%
2024/259.7%9.0%8.4%

Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Persistent absence

2024/25

30.7%

Rochdale
26.2%
England
23.4%

7.3 percentage points higher than England.

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Persistent absence
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published15.2%13.9%
2018/19Not published15.6%13.7%
2020/21Not published18.9%14.8%
2021/2229.5%31.3%27.7%
2022/2331.5%30.7%26.5%
2023/2436.5%30.8%25.6%
2024/2530.7%26.2%23.4%

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Severe absence

2024/25

5.9%

Rochdale
4.0%
England
3.9%

2.0 percentage points higher than England.

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Severe absence
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published1.0%1.2%
2018/19Not published1.6%1.3%
2020/21Not published1.4%1.5%
2021/220.9%3.2%2.7%
2022/233.1%3.8%3.4%
2023/245.9%4.1%3.8%
2024/255.9%4.0%3.9%

Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Against Rochdale and England, secondary schools.

Suspensions per 100 pupils

2024/25

67.82

Rochdale
31.41
England
21.24

46.58 higher than England.

15.471.4127.42017/182024/25
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Suspensions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published10.8810.13
2018/19Not published13.4710.75
2019/20Not published6.857.43
2020/21Not published12.758.48
2021/2226.1323.4813.96
2022/2326.7828.1018.90
2023/24135.9234.8122.61
2024/2567.8231.4121.24

Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

2024/25

1.26

Rochdale
0.58
England
0.23

1.03 higher than England.

0.21.01.72017/182024/25
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Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published0.370.20
2018/19Not published0.500.20
2019/20Not published0.290.13
2020/21Not published0.250.10
2021/221.800.440.16
2022/230.340.500.22
2023/240.630.540.25
2024/251.260.580.23

Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Key stage 4 results

Against Rochdale and England, secondary schools.

Attainment 8

2025/26 (provisional)

41.4

Rochdale
43.9
England
47.4

6.0 lower than England.

41.945.649.22021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
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Attainment 8
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/22Not published44.749.8
2022/23Not published42.047.2
2023/24Not published41.346.9
2024/25Not published41.747.1
2025/26 (provisional)41.443.947.4

The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 4 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

57%

Rochdale
61%
England
66%

9 percentage points lower than England.

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English and maths: grade 4 or above
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/22Not published62%70%
2022/23Not published57%67%
2023/24Not published57%67%
2024/25Not published57%66%
2025/26 (provisional)57%61%66%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 5 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

32%

Rochdale
41%
England
48%

16 percentage points lower than England.

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English and maths: grade 5 or above
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/22Not published42%51%
2022/23Not published37%46%
2023/24Not published36%47%
2024/25Not published36%47%
2025/26 (provisional)32%41%48%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

Pupils

Against Rochdale and England, secondary schools.

Eligible for free school meals

2024/25

41.3%

Rochdale
36.3%
England
25.8%

15.5 percentage points higher than England.

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Eligible for free school meals
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/2226.1%30.0%20.9%
2022/2336.9%31.7%22.7%
2023/2436.8%33.9%24.1%
2024/2541.3%36.3%25.8%

Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

SEN support

2024/25

13.8%

Rochdale
14.2%
England
13.4%

0.4 percentage points higher than England.

12.717.722.62021/222022/232023/242024/25
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SEN support
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/2223.4%13.2%11.9%
2022/2314.6%12.6%12.4%
2023/2415.1%13.3%12.9%
2024/2513.8%14.2%13.4%

Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Education, health and care plan

2024/25

3.8%

Rochdale
3.6%
England
3.1%

0.7 percentage points higher than England.

0.62.13.62021/222022/232023/242024/25
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Education, health and care plan
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/220.0%2.7%2.2%
2022/231.7%2.8%2.4%
2023/243.4%3.2%2.7%
2024/253.8%3.6%3.1%

Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

First language other than English

2024/25

14.4%

Rochdale
26.0%
England
19.2%

4.8 percentage points lower than England.

6.815.724.62021/222022/232023/242024/25
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First language other than English
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2021/225.4%24.5%17.5%
2022/2312.5%23.7%18.1%
2023/2412.8%24.0%18.6%
2024/2514.4%26.0%19.2%

Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Teachers

Against Rochdale and England, secondary schools.

Pupils per qualified teacher

2025/26

13.8

Rochdale
16.3
England
17.3

3.5 lower than England.

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Pupils per qualified teacher
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published15.216.5
2018/19Not published15.916.8
2019/20Not published15.817.2
2020/21Not published16.117.1
2021/2212.316.317.1
2022/2314.216.617.2
2023/2417.017.117.4
2024/2517.217.217.3
2025/2613.816.317.3

Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.

Teacher sickness absence

2024/25

6.9 days

Rochdale
5.7 days
England
5.0 days

1.9 days higher than England.

Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.

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Teacher sickness absence
YearThis schoolRochdaleEngland
2017/18Not published5.1 days4.0 days
2018/19Not published5.0 days4.0 days
2019/20Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2020/21Not published4.7 days3.9 days
2021/22Not published8.2 days6.3 days
2022/232.2 days5.8 days5.2 days
2023/2412.7 days6.2 days5.3 days
2024/256.9 days5.7 days5.0 days

Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.

Finance

Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

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About the school

Pupils on roll
729
Capacity
900
Type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 16
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Admissions
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
Trust
ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Opened
1 September 2021
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
Decile 6 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)

Address: Heywood Old Road, Heywood, OL10 2QN

Website: www.edgarwood.org

Telephone: 01616769620

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