Alt Academy
Alt Lane, Oldham, OL8 2EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Principal
- Mrs Nicola Grady
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 335
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 141333
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612600622
About this school
Alt Academy is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 343 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 44% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 56% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 53% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 56% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Alt 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 | 34% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 322 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alt Academy compares
Alt Academy ranked 66th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.2% | 59.9% | 343 | — |
| St Hugh's CofE Primary School | 50% | 6.7% | 64.7% | 211 | 0.2 miles |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | 73% | 6.4% | 30.8% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School | 72% | 5.5% | 39.9% | 200 | 0.7 miles |
| Glodwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.6% | 25.9% | 365 | 0.8 miles |
| Alexandra Park Junior School | 43% | 5.2% | 43.9% | 342 | 0.8 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)
- 59.87%
- English as an additional language
- 51.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Hugh's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Roundthorn Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Greater Manchester
-
Alexandra Park Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Alt Academy ranks 61st of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alt Academy teach?
- Alt Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the principal of Alt Academy?
- The principal of Alt Academy is Mrs Nicola Grady, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alt Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alt 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 big is Alt Academy?
- Alt Academy has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alt Academy full?
- Alt Academy has capacity for 335 pupils and 343 on roll (102%), 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 Alt Academy a faith school?
- No. Alt Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Alt Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alt Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Alt Academy?
- Alt Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alt Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alt Academy rank locally?
- Alt Academy ranked 66th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alt Academy's absence rate?
- Alt Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alt Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alt 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.