Academy converter · Oldham

Saddleworth School

11–16Ages
1,444Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151361URN

Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Oldham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oldham

541 applications for 293 places · 9th of 14 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.2of 90

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

3rd of 13 in Oldham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Oldham median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

541 applications · 293 places offered · 268 named it first

2026 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Oldham median median 1.5; as the previous school
2024 1.8; Oldham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.7; Oldham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Oldham median median 1.4; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Oldham median median 1.5; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Oldham median median 1.5; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Oldham median median 1.4; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Oldham median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Saddleworth School (URN 105736), 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	293	541	1.9	268	0.91
Sep 2025 *	294	532	1.8	290	0.99
Sep 2024 *	290	519	1.8	271	0.93
Sep 2023 *	281	467	1.7	248	0.88
Sep 2022 *	295	544	1.8	301	1.02
Sep 2021 *	276	509	1.8	255	0.92
Sep 2020 *	274	531	1.9	285	1.04
Sep 2019 *	278	569	2.1	279	1.00
Sep 2018 *	276	562	2.0	314	1.14
Sep 2017 *	279	530	1.9	282	1.01
Sep 2016 *	276	539	2.0	290	1.05
Sep 2015 *	269	538	2.0	281	1.04
Sep 2014 *	267	553	2.1	309	1.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

267 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.23rd of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%3rd of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

Oldham 62% England 66%

This school
Oldham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	267	49.2	55%	78%	–
2024/25 *	264	47.5	53%	71%	–
2023/24 *	278	49.3	54%	75%	−0.01
2022/23 *	275	44.1	40%	63%	−0.55

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

Saddleworth SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Mossley Hollins High School
3.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Strinesdale
4.4 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
St Damian's RC Science College
6.7 km · Tameside

Remains Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
6.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Blue Coat CofE School
6.9 km · Oldham

Outstanding2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Dixons Pennine Academy
7.6 km · Tameside

Good2024

2.4applications per place 38.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151361 · 353/4026
Trust: Cranmer Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,406 pupils · 1,444 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2025
Replaced: Saddleworth School (URN 105736)
Address: Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU
Local authority: Oldham

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