Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 3PT
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Millard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- New Bridge Academy
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 140388
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618832404
About this school
Hollinwood Academy is a special academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hollinwood Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 27 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 17% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in maths | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 4% | 7% | 22% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 94.0 | 89.0 | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 26 | 32 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.9 | 14.6 | 18.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.80 -2.38 to -1.22 | -1.50 -1.99 to -1.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 19% | 6.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
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 Hollinwood Academy 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 | 0% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.9 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6 | 38.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.4 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.01%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 12.56%
- Persistent absence
- 36.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Bridge School0.1 miles
Academies · Oldham
-
Teenage Kicks0.8 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Greater Manchester Independent School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Hulme Grammar School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
-
Spring Brook Academy1.3 miles
Academies · 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
- Kingfisher Special School Academies
- Kingsland School Local authority maintained schools
- 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 ages does Hollinwood Academy teach?
- Hollinwood Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollinwood Academy?
- The headteacher of Hollinwood Academy is Mrs Laura Millard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollinwood Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollinwood Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hollinwood Academy?
- Hollinwood Academy has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Hollinwood Academy full?
- Hollinwood Academy has capacity for 280 pupils and 294 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hollinwood Academy a faith school?
- No. Hollinwood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hollinwood Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hollinwood Academy is part of NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hollinwood Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hollinwood Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hollinwood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hollinwood Academy's absence rate?
- Hollinwood Academy's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollinwood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollinwood Academy'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 1 July 2026.