Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Oasis Academy Oldham

11–16Ages
1,415Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136027URN

Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Oldham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oldham

435 applications for 248 places · 12th of 14 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.5of 90

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

7th of 13 in Oldham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Oldham median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

435 applications · 248 places offered · 172 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Oldham median median 1.5
2024 1.2; Oldham median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Oldham median median 1.7
2022 1.1; Oldham median median 1.4
2021 1.1; Oldham median median 1.5
2020 1.1; Oldham median median 1.5
2019 1.1; Oldham median median 1.4
2018 1.3; Oldham median median 1.4
2017 1.2; Oldham median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Oldham median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Oldham median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oldham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	248	435	1.8	172	0.69
Sep 2025	245	325	1.3	149	0.61
Sep 2024	276	319	1.2	160	0.58
Sep 2023	270	374	1.4	184	0.68
Sep 2022	291	314	1.1	152	0.52
Sep 2021	283	307	1.1	146	0.52
Sep 2020	295	331	1.1	136	0.46
Sep 2019	296	321	1.1	169	0.57
Sep 2018	276	350	1.3	148	0.54
Sep 2017	287	344	1.2	139	0.48
Sep 2016	252	387	1.5	163	0.65
Sep 2015	231	363	1.6	152	0.66
Sep 2014	191	318	1.7	138	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

273 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.57th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%9th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Oldham 62% England 66%

This school
Oldham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.39

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	273	44.5	34%	54%	–
2024/25	286	42.8	33%	59%	–
2023/24	276	38.7	28%	51%	−0.39
2022/23	290	41.9	30%	51%	−0.15

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oasis Academy OldhamThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
The Hathershaw College
1.2 km · Oldham

2026

2.0applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
2.1 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place
Co-op Academy Failsworth
2.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
2.2 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
The Blue Coat CofE School
2.9 km · Oldham

Outstanding2022

7.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
The Radclyffe School
2.9 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
St Matthew's RC High School
3.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
3.3 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136027 · 353/6905
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,415 on roll
Free school meals: 56.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4JZ
Local authority: Oldham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources