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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 24 May 2016Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry417 applications · 232 places offered · 83 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.4; Oldham median median 1.5
- 2024 1.5; Oldham median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Oldham median median 1.7
- 2022 1.3; Oldham median median 1.4
- 2021 1.5; Oldham median median 1.5
- 2020 1.2; Oldham median median 1.5
- 2019 1.3; Oldham median median 1.4
- 2018 1.4; Oldham median median 1.4
- 2017 1.2; Oldham median median 2.0
- 2016 1.1; Oldham median median 2.0
- 2015 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
- 2014 1.6; Oldham median median 2.0
- 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 | 232 | 417 | 1.8 | 83 | 0.36 |
| Sep 2025 | 252 | 362 | 1.4 | 113 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2024 | 228 | 342 | 1.5 | 83 | 0.36 |
| Sep 2023 | 193 | 316 | 1.6 | 115 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2022 | 278 | 359 | 1.3 | 122 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2021 | 298 | 433 | 1.5 | 153 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2020 | 324 | 377 | 1.2 | 129 | 0.40 |
| Sep 2019 | 286 | 380 | 1.3 | 144 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2018 | 224 | 323 | 1.4 | 128 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2017 | 214 | 252 | 1.2 | 114 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2016 | 221 | 248 | 1.1 | 109 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2015 | 191 | 260 | 1.4 | 115 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2014 | 169 | 265 | 1.6 | 117 | 0.69 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 277 | 45.5 | 44% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 295 | 48.2 | 44% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 295 | 46.9 | 48% | 67% | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 241 | 46.1 | 41% | 71% | +0.54 |
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
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy NorthThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20251.8applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20243.0applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · OldhamOutstanding20227.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20255.5applications per place
- 2.5 km · OldhamGood20241.9applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · OldhamRemains Good20242.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- Requires improvement20232.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · RochdaleRequires improvement20222.8applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136115 · 353/6906
- Trust
- E-Act
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,380 pupils · 1,258 on roll
- Free school meals
- 49.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- Grange School (URN 105729)
- Address
- Broadway, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5BF
- Local authority
- Oldham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources