Hollingworth Academy Receives World Class Schools Quality Mark

Posted by on 24 Apr 2023

Hollingworth Academy in Milnrow has been awarded the prestigious World Class Schools quality mark, this is an achievement in itself but it is even more impressive given that across the whole country only 120 schools have been awarded the status and Hollingworth is the only mainstream secondary school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire to have achieved world class status.

This accreditation is not a conventional quality mark or assessment process. It assesses the pupils, not the school, against a framework of skills, competencies and characteristics that young people need to flourish in an emerging global economy.

Hollingworth Academy, a non-selective state school is unequivocally committed to ensuring their pupils are given the opportunity to meet their potential. The school already offers Pembroke Youth Scholars and has recently partnered with Rochdale Development Agency and Pembroke College, Oxford to provide a programme of academic engagement for the most able pupils across Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton.

Robert McGinty Head Teacher of Hollingworth Academy, said
“We are hugely proud of this achievement and what it says about our amazing pupils, their aspirations, their creativity, work ethic, sense of community and pride in their academy.  We are delighted that we have been officially recognised as World Class”.

Paul Ormerod, Chair of the Rochdale Development Agency said
“It is of vital importance that as a borough we work in partnership to realise positive outcomes for the residents of the area. The pupils at Hollingworth Academy are working hard to get the best academic outcomes and we as a development agency are working hard with Bury, Oldham and the GMCA to develop key schemes so that these young people are able to put their knowledge and skills into practise. This includes the Atom Valley mayoral development zone.  When completed this will offer 20,000 highly skilled jobs and will be home to the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Initiative (AMPI) and a Sustainable Materials Translational Research Centre. Critical to the success of this initiative is the attraction and retention of the best talent. Working closely with the academy and other education providers in the borough is central to the initiatives success.