The Radclyffe School
Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0LS
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by The Radclyffe School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr John Cregg
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,471
- URN
- 105738
- Local authority
- Oldham
About this school
The Radclyffe School was a foundation secondary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,471 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Radclyffe School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1973, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 293 | 303 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | 44.2 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.13 to +0.19 | -0.06 -0.23 to +0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 43.3% | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 64.8% | 59.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 12.3% | 15.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Radclyffe School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 38.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,496 |
| 2023/24 | 1,475 |
| 2024/25 | 1,471 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Radclyffe School compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 8.3% | 41.1% | 1,471 | — |
| The Radclyffe School | — | — | — | 1,430 | 0.0 miles |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 1,469 | 0.5 miles |
| North Chadderton School | 43.8 | 8.1% | 26.3% | 1,524 | 0.7 miles |
| Dixons Middleton Academy | 40.3 | 10.2% | 33.1% | 1,319 | 1.1 miles |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | — | 4.7% | 41.5% | 950 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.06%
- English as an additional language
- 41.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.26%
- Persistent absence
- 25.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Radclyffe School0.0 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
North Chadderton School0.7 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Dixons Middleton Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Secondary
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Secondary
- North Chadderton School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook Secondary
- Oasis Academy Oldham Secondary
- Saddleworth School Secondary
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Blue Coat CofE School Secondary
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Hathershaw College Secondary
- The Radclyffe School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Radclyffe School teach?
- The Radclyffe School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Oldham.
- Has The Radclyffe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Radclyffe School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Radclyffe School?
- The Radclyffe School had 1,471 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have The Radclyffe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46 in 2022/23 and 42.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Radclyffe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Radclyffe School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2025.