Academy converter · Oldham

The Blue Coat CofE School

11–18Ages
1,702Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
137133URN

Egerton Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 3SQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.0per place

5.1 above Oldham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oldham

1,624 applications for 232 places · 1st of 14 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

57.0of 90

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

1st of 13 in Oldham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

7.0applications per place, Year 7

5.1 above Oldham median (1.9) 4.8 above England median (2.2)

1,624 applications · 232 places offered · 611 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 7.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2025 7.1; Oldham median median 1.5
2024 6.8; Oldham median median 1.6
2023 6.0; Oldham median median 1.7
2022 6.1; Oldham median median 1.4
2021 6.1; Oldham median median 1.5
2020 6.3; Oldham median median 1.5
2019 6.2; Oldham median median 1.4
2018 6.0; Oldham median median 1.4
2017 5.6; Oldham median median 2.0
2016 4.7; Oldham median median 2.0
2015 4.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 4.0; Oldham median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 13 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	232	1,624	7.0	611	2.63
Sep 2025	227	1,605	7.1	597	2.63
Sep 2024	229	1,547	6.8	578	2.52
Sep 2023	234	1,393	6.0	505	2.16
Sep 2022	236	1,433	6.1	654	2.77
Sep 2021	241	1,460	6.1	638	2.65
Sep 2020	241	1,511	6.3	683	2.83
Sep 2019	234	1,449	6.2	615	2.63
Sep 2018	245	1,464	6.0	654	2.67
Sep 2017	244	1,373	5.6	664	2.72
Sep 2016	248	1,160	4.7	519	2.09
Sep 2015	241	1,137	4.7	498	2.07
Sep 2014	240	950	4.0	421	1.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

246 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)57.01st of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths68%1st of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths85%

Oldham 62% England 66%

This school
Oldham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.50

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	246	57.0	68%	85%	–
2024/25	250	59.1	74%	88%	–
2023/24	259	56.1	64%	84%	+0.50
2022/23	249	57.4	68%	86%	+0.57

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 Blue Coat CofE SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

7.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
2.0 km · Oldham

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
2.0 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
2.5 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Strinesdale
2.5 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
The Hathershaw College
2.6 km · Oldham

2026

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
The Radclyffe School
3.1 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 42.2Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137133 · 353/4600
Trust: Cranmer Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,550 pupils · 1,702 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: The Blue Coat CofE School (URN 105739)
Address: Egerton Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Local authority: Oldham

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