Academy converter · Oldham

The Hathershaw College

11–16Ages
1,034Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137039URN

Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 3EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Oldham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oldham

403 applications for 200 places · 6th of 14 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.2of 90

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

13th of 13 in Oldham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Oldham median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

403 applications · 200 places offered · 167 named it first

2026 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Oldham median median 1.5
2024 2.4; Oldham median median 1.6
2023 2.3; Oldham median median 1.7
2022 2.4; Oldham median median 1.4
2021 2.5; Oldham median median 1.5
2020 2.8; Oldham median median 1.5
2019 2.4; Oldham median median 1.4
2018 2.1; Oldham median median 1.4
2017 2.0; Oldham median median 2.0
2016 2.0; Oldham median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.0; 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	200	403	2.0	167	0.84
Sep 2025	199	401	2.0	185	0.93
Sep 2024	198	475	2.4	214	1.08
Sep 2023	204	474	2.3	242	1.19
Sep 2022	205	485	2.4	236	1.15
Sep 2021	206	504	2.5	258	1.25
Sep 2020	208	579	2.8	283	1.36
Sep 2019	207	506	2.4	258	1.25
Sep 2018	206	437	2.1	224	1.09
Sep 2017	204	410	2.0	223	1.09
Sep 2016	206	418	2.0	240	1.17
Sep 2015	205	360	1.8	205	1.00
Sep 2014	210	418	2.0	241	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.213th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths20%13th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Oldham 62% England 66%

This school
Oldham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	201	35.2	20%	49%	–
2024/25	213	39.3	27%	47%	–
2023/24	205	41.0	38%	53%	−0.23
2022/23	211	42.5	38%	56%	−0.07

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

The Hathershaw CollegeThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Oldham
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
2.2 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
2.4 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
The Blue Coat CofE School
2.6 km · Oldham

Outstanding2022

7.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
Dixons Ashton Academy
2.7 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
St Damian's RC Science College
2.7 km · Tameside

Remains Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Failsworth
2.9 km · Oldham

Good2024

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

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137039 · 353/4011
Trust: The Pinnacle Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,034 on roll
Free school meals: 54.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: The Hathershaw College of Technology & Sport (URN 105730)
Address: Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 3EP
Local authority: Oldham

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