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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 29 April 2015Graded 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 entry870 applications · 296 places offered · 333 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.9; Oldham median median 1.9
- 2025 2.8; Oldham median median 1.5
- 2024 2.6; Oldham median median 1.6
- 2023 2.6; Oldham median median 1.7
- 2022 2.7; Oldham median median 1.4
- 2021 2.4; Oldham median median 1.5
- 2020 2.5; Oldham median median 1.5
- 2019 2.3; Oldham median median 1.4
- 2018 3.3; Oldham median median 1.4
- 2017 3.3; Oldham median median 2.0
- 2016 3.2; Oldham median median 2.0
- 2015 3.0; Oldham median median 1.8
- 2014 3.0; 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 | 296 | 870 | 2.9 | 333 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2025 | 300 | 833 | 2.8 | 354 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2024 | 294 | 771 | 2.6 | 343 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 297 | 777 | 2.6 | 375 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2022 | 300 | 809 | 2.7 | 362 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2021 | 330 | 796 | 2.4 | 348 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2020 | 329 | 821 | 2.5 | 338 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 | 333 | 776 | 2.3 | 299 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 221 | 719 | 3.3 | 270 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 221 | 722 | 3.3 | 275 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2016 | 214 | 677 | 3.2 | 280 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2015 | 214 | 643 | 3.0 | 231 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 | 195 | 581 | 3.0 | 231 | 1.18 |
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.) | 328 | 50.5 | 56% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 329 | 46.8 | 43% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 325 | 48.6 | 53% | 73% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 50.4 | 54% | 79% | −0.12 |
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 Crompton House Church of England AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · RochdaleRequires improvement20222.8applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · OldhamImproved significantly20251.8applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · RochdaleGood20222.7applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · RochdaleSome aspects not as strong20252.4applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · OldhamOutstanding20227.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20243.0applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137294 · 353/4605
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 1,840 pupils · 1,865 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 17 August 2011
- Replaced
- Crompton House CofE School (URN 105740)
- Address
- Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7HS
- Local authority
- Oldham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources