Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Co-op Academy Strinesdale

11–16Ages
761Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144508URN

Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 3NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Oldham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oldham

199 applications for 83 places · 5th of 14 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.9of 90

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

12th of 13 in Oldham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

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

199 applications · 83 places offered · 61 named it first

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

2026 2.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Oldham median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Oldham median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Oldham median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Oldham median median 1.4
2021 1.5; Oldham median median 1.5
2020 1.0; Oldham median median 1.5
2019 1.0; Oldham median median 1.4
2018 1.0; Oldham median median 1.4
2017 0.8; Oldham median median 2.0
2016 1.1; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Waterhead Academy (URN 136148), the previous school.

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	83	199	2.4	61	0.73
Sep 2025	117	153	1.3	82	0.70
Sep 2024	150	212	1.4	96	0.64
Sep 2023	148	230	1.6	117	0.79
Sep 2022	194	280	1.4	146	0.75
Sep 2021	184	284	1.5	136	0.74
Sep 2020	294	285	1.0	153	0.52
Sep 2019	289	280	1.0	154	0.53
Sep 2018	284	271	1.0	146	0.51
Sep 2017	296	244	0.8	163	0.55
Sep 2016 *	272	285	1.1	150	0.55
Sep 2015 *	226	258	1.1	138	0.61
Sep 2014 *	291	322	1.1	207	0.71

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

181 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.912th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%12th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Oldham 62% England 66%

This school
Oldham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.72

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	181	37.9	27%	45%	–
2024/25	259	34.0	22%	39%	–
2023/24	274	33.9	23%	42%	−0.72
2022/23	282	33.1	18%	36%	−0.75

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

Co-op Academy StrinesdaleThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
1.9 km · Oldham

Good2023

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

Outstanding2022

7.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
2.9 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
3.5 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
The Hathershaw College
4.2 km · Oldham

2026

2.0applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
4.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Saddleworth School
4.4 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144508 · 353/4004
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 761 on roll
Free school meals: 54.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Waterhead Academy (URN 136148)
Address: Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Local authority: Oldham

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