Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings, Oldham, OL1 4HX
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 10 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Emmett Patel
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 134759
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617707120
About this school
Kingsland School is a special school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 10 to 16 and has 68 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Kingsland 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report25 June 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.48%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SEE (Oldham)0.8 miles
Special schools · Oldham
-
Westwood Boys School1.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Sapience Girls Academy1.3 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
-
The Springboard Project1.5 miles
Free Schools · Oldham
-
Future Finders Employability College1.6 miles
Other types · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- Chances Mentoring Special schools
- EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale Special schools
- Future Finders Employability College Other types
- Halcyon Way School Free Schools
- Hollinwood Academy Academies
- Kingfisher Special School Academies
- New Bridge School Academies
- Path 4 Special schools
- SEE (Oldham) Special schools
- SMS Changing Lives School Special schools
- Spring Brook Academy Academies
- Supreme Start Ltd Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingsland School teach?
- Kingsland School teaches children aged 10 to 16. It is a special school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsland School?
- The headteacher of Kingsland School is Mr Emmett Patel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsland School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsland School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kingsland School?
- Kingsland School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 16.
- Is Kingsland School a faith school?
- No. Kingsland School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsland School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kingsland School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.