Newhouse Academy
School Name: Newhouse Academy Address: Newhouse Road Town/City: Heywood County: Lancashire Postcode: OL10 2NT Telephone Number: 01706 369436 Website: http://www.newhouseacademy.co.uk
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2020 Trust: Hollingworth Learning Trust Sponsor: Hollingworth Learning Trust
Headteacher: Mr Alex Burnham
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 974 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.2%
URN: 147875
DfE Number: 354/4003
UKPRN: 10085861
UPRN: 23004747
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Rochdale (E08000005)
Constituency: Heywood and Middleton North (E14001286)
Electoral Ward: Hopwood Hall (E05014039)
Easting & Northing: 385727E, 409539N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 34' 58.38" N 2° 13' 0.92" W
Plus Code: 9C5VHQMM+56
DfE Record: View record
- Hopwood Community Primary School (0.5km)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy (0.7km)
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (0.7km)
- Harwood Park Primary School (0.9km)
- Woodland Community Primary School (1.4km)
- Heywood Academy (1.7km)
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (1.7km)
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School (1.7km)
- All Souls Church of England Primary School (1.9km)
- Oak Haven School (1.9km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Mrs Vicky Brown - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 December 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 1 December 2029.
- Mr Krystian Liptrot - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 December 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 1 December 2029.
- Mr Liam McGuire - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 March 2024 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 18 March 2028.
- Mrs Emma Rodger - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 March 2030.
- Mr KYLE Shepherd - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
- Mrs Laura Smith - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 March 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 24 March 2029.
- Mrs Helen Vyse - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 October 2028.
- Mrs Vicky Wilde - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 30 June 2027.