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Schools in Oldham

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Starting school in September 2027

Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Schools indexed

127

in Oldham

Average Attainment 8

44.4

national 46.4

Average Progress 8

-0.15

national 0.00

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

40%

national 45%

Good or Outstanding

56%

of 66 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Oldham

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Oldham secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Oldham schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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#	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	5+ Eng & maths
1	The Blue Coat CofE School Academy converter · Outstanding	57.0	+0.50	68%
2	Westwood High Other independent school	55.0	—	51%
3	The Crompton House Church of England Academy Academy converter	50.5	-0.02	56%
4	Hulme Grammar School Other independent school	49.9	—	0%
5	Saddleworth School Academy converter · Requires improvement	49.2	—	55%
6	Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Academy converter · Requires improvement	46.8	—	38%
7	Co-op Academy Failsworth Academy sponsor led · Good	45.7	-0.30	45%
8	E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Academy sponsor led	45.5	+0.38	44%
9	Oasis Academy Oldham Academy sponsor led · Good	44.5	-0.39	34%
10	North Chadderton School Academy converter · Not judged	44.4	-0.28	38%

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All schools in Oldham (A–Z)

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Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimary · OL8 2BE
Alt AcademyPrimary · OL8 2EL
Bare Trees Primary SchoolPrimary · OL9 0DX
Beal Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 7SY
Beever Primary SchoolPrimary · OL1 3QU
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary · OL2 6NT
Bright Futures SchoolNot applicable · OL3 7EU
Broadfield Primary SchoolPrimary · OL8 1LH
Brookland SchoolNot applicable · OL16 3NP
Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 8HN
Burnley Brow Community SchoolPrimary · OL9 0BY
Chances MentoringNot applicable · OL9 9JT
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL3 5RY
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL9 9ED
Co-op Academy FailsworthSecondary · M35 9HA
Coppice Primary AcademyPrimary · OL8 1AP
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL9 7HA
Crompton Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 7HD
Darul Hadis Latifiah NorthwestNot applicable · OL8 1TJ
Delph Primary SchoolPrimary · OL3 5HN
Diggle SchoolPrimary · OL3 5PU
E-ACT Royton and Crompton AcademySecondary · OL2 6NT
E-ACT the Oldham Academy NorthSecondary · OL2 5BF
East Crompton St George's CofE SchoolPrimary · OL2 8AX
East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 7TD
EdStart Schools Oldham and RochdaleNot applicable · OL9 6TR
Ellen House SecondaryNot applicable · OL9 6QH
Farrowdale House SchoolNot applicable · OL2 7AD
Fir Bank Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 6SJ
Freehold Community AcademyPrimary · OL9 7RG
Friezland Primary SchoolPrimary · OL3 7LN
Future Finders Employability CollegeNot applicable · OL1 1JZ
Glodwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · OL4 1AJ
Greater Manchester Independent SchoolNot applicable · M35 0UF
Greenacres Primary AcademyPrimary · OL4 2AX
Greenfield Primary SchoolPrimary · OL3 7AA
Greenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolPrimary · OL3 7DW
Greenhill AcademyPrimary · OL4 1RR
Halcyon Way SchoolNot applicable
Hey-with-Zion Primary SchoolPrimary · OL4 3LQ
Higher Failsworth Primary SchoolPrimary · M35 9EA
Hodge Clough Primary SchoolPrimary · OL1 4JX
Hollinwood AcademyNot applicable · OL8 3PT
Holy Cross Ceva Primary SchoolPrimary · OL1 3EZ
Holy Family RC Primary SchoolPrimary · OL8 3NG
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL8 2SR
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary · OL3 5BP
Horton Mill Community Primary SchoolPrimary · OL4 1GL
Hulme Grammar SchoolNot applicable · OL8 4BX
Kingfisher Special SchoolNot applicable · OL9 9QR
Kingsland SchoolNot applicable · OL1 4HX
Knowsley Junior SchoolPrimary · OL4 4BH
Limehurst Community Primary SchoolPrimary · OL8 3JQ
Littlemoor Primary SchoolPrimary · OL4 2RR
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · OL8 4JD
Mather Street Primary SchoolPrimary · M35 0DT
Mayfield Primary SchoolPrimary · OL1 4LG
Medlock Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · OL8 2PN
Mills Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · OL9 0NH
New Bridge SchoolNot applicable · OL8 3PH
North Chadderton SchoolSecondary · OL9 0BN
Northmoor AcademyPrimary · OL9 6AQ
Oasis Academy ClarksfieldPrimary · OL4 1NG
Oasis Academy LeesbrookSecondary · OL4 5JE
Oasis Academy LimesidePrimary · OL8 3SB
Oasis Academy OldhamSecondary · OL8 4JZ
Oldham Sixth Form College16 plus · OL8 1XU
Path 4Not applicable · OL9 6QH
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · M35 0ND
Richmond AcademyPrimary · OL9 6HY
Roundthorn Primary AcademyPrimary · OL4 5LN
Royton Hall Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 6RW
Rushcroft Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 7YL
Saddleworth SchoolSecondary · OL3 5NU
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary · OL9 9QY
Sapience Girls AcademyNot applicable · OL4 1ER
SEE (Oldham)Not applicable · OL1 4AW
SMS Changing Lives SchoolNot applicable · OL9 9XA
South Failsworth Community Primary SchoolPrimary · M35 0NY
Spring Brook AcademyNot applicable · M35 0DQ
Springhead Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · OL4 4QT
Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 5PQ
St Agnes CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL4 5RU
Stanley Road Primary SchoolPrimary · OL9 7HX
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary · OL2 5DH
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary SchoolPrimary · OL4 4DS
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL4 1HP
St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · OL3 6EE
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL4 3LQ
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL9 9SN
St Hilda's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL1 2HJ
St Hugh's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL4 5NZ
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · M35 9PY
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · OL2 8SZ
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL9 9HT
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · OL8 4QS
St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · OL8 2PY
St Mary's CofE Primary School High CromptonPrimary · OL2 7PP
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · M35 0NW
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · OL9 0BN

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High-attainment secondary schools in Oldham

The Blue Coat CofE School

SecondaryAttainment 8 57.0Progress 8 +0.50

The Crompton House Church of England Academy

SecondaryAttainment 8 50.5Progress 8 -0.02

Saddleworth School

SecondaryAttainment 8 49.2

Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

SecondaryAttainment 8 46.8

Co-op Academy Failsworth

SecondaryAttainment 8 45.7Progress 8 -0.30

Catchment distances and university destinations in Oldham

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

The Blue Coat CofE School1.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
The Crompton House Church of England Academy0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
Oldham Sixth Form College0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

The Blue Coat CofE School35.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
The Crompton House Church of England Academy25.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
Oldham Sixth Form College14.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
North Chadderton School12.3% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings