North Chadderton School
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE OAK TRUST
- Headteacher
- Nikola Westhead Nicholas Angus
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,656
- Pupils on roll
- 1,524
- URN
- 141248
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616249939
About this school
North Chadderton School is a secondary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,524 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 278 | 263 | 269 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 44.2 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.50 to -0.16 | -0.28 -0.45 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 44.1% | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 68.4% | 59.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 34.6% | 23% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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 North Chadderton 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 | 43.5 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 38.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,599 |
| 2023/24 | 1,578 |
| 2024/25 | 1,569 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Chadderton School compares
North Chadderton School ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in Oldham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 8.1% | 26.3% | 1,524 | — |
| The Radclyffe School | — | — | — | 1,430 | 0.7 miles |
| E-ACT the Oldham Academy North | 48.2 | 6.3% | 49.3% | 1,258 | 1.1 miles |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 1,469 | 1.2 miles |
| Dixons Middleton Academy | 40.3 | 10.2% | 33.1% | 1,319 | 1.3 miles |
| Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School | 40.9 | 7.5% | 28.7% | 1,186 | 1.4 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)
- 26.32%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.08%
- Persistent absence
- 20.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Radclyffe School0.7 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North1.1 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
Dixons Middleton Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Oldham
North Chadderton School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Oldham.
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Secondary
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 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
- Waterhead Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does North Chadderton School teach?
- North Chadderton School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of North Chadderton School?
- The headteacher of North Chadderton School is Nikola Westhead Nicholas Angus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Chadderton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Chadderton 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 North Chadderton School?
- North Chadderton School has 1,524 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is North Chadderton School full?
- North Chadderton School has capacity for 1,656 pupils and 1,524 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 North Chadderton School a faith school?
- No. North Chadderton School has no designated religious character.
- Is North Chadderton School a selective school?
- No. North Chadderton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs North Chadderton School?
- North Chadderton School is part of THE OAK TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does North Chadderton School have?
- The schools register lists North Chadderton School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have North Chadderton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.5 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Chadderton School rank locally?
- North Chadderton School ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in Oldham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Chadderton School's absence rate?
- North Chadderton School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Chadderton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Chadderton 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 1 July 2026.