Welcome to Wardle Academy
At Wardle Academy our mission is simple
We believe that the young people in our care should receive an education that promotes lifelong learning. We also believe in supporting our pupils so that they contribute much to society. Both elements are equally important.
The habits that enable everyone in our community to engage with our mission are held in the Wardle Way, a set of principles that we hold dear…
You can read more about our values on our homepage.
We are part of the Watergrove Trust which means not only does your child receive outstanding education from our school, they also benefit from the wider knowledge and opportunities that our family of schools bring.
National Offer Day – 2nd March 2026
We would like to thank all the families who expressed a preference for our academy and we understand this is a significant and exciting milestone in your child’s educational journey. We are committed to providing information and support throughout this process and hope that you find this webpage useful.
Wardle Academy has a Pupil Admission Number of 240 each year. This year, however, in liaison with the Trust, Governors, and Rochdale LA, we are offering 270 spaces to support our community, in an area where places are at a premium.
Pathways
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Policies
Wardle Academy admissions policies can be found here.
Timetable for Applying to a Secondary School
If you are applying for a secondary school place, please visit the Rochdale School Admission website.
| Monday, 1st September 2025 | The online admissions system opens for secondary school places. |
| Friday, 31st October 2025 | Closing date for applications Ensure your secondary school application is submitted before this date. Otherwise, you will need to apply for a late application. |
| Friday, 12th December 2025 | Last date for any changes to the address in your application. |
| Monday, 2nd March 2026 | National offer day. Sign in to view your school place offer |
Waiting Lists
The school will operate a waiting list for each year group. Where, in any year, the academy receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate.
A waiting list will be held by the school for all year groups with the following exception:
In Year 7 the waiting list until the end of the first term after the beginning of the school year, will be maintained by the Local Authority on behalf of Watergrove Trust, and it will be open to any parent to ask for their child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application.
After the first term school will manage the waiting list for Year 7.
Children’s position on all waiting lists will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Where places become vacant they will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. The waiting list will be reordered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria whenever anyone is added to or leaves it.
