Halcyon Way School
Gordon Street, Chadderton, Oldham
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Caine
- Sponsor
- Kingfisher Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 143762
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615350011
About this school
Halcyon Way School is a special academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 130 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.60 | - | - |
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 Halcyon Way 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 | 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.31%
- English as an additional language
- 28.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.78%
- Persistent absence
- 34.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingfisher Special School0.1 miles
Academies · Oldham
-
Chances Mentoring0.1 miles
Special schools · Oldham
-
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest1.2 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
-
Thornycroft School1.2 miles
Special schools · Oldham
-
Westwood High1.3 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- Chances Mentoring Special schools
- EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale Special schools
- Future Finders Employability College Other types
- Hollinwood Academy Academies
- 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 year groups does Halcyon Way School teach?
- Halcyon Way School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Halcyon Way School?
- The headteacher of Halcyon Way School is Mrs Sue Caine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halcyon Way School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halcyon Way 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 Halcyon Way School?
- Halcyon Way School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Halcyon Way School full?
- Halcyon Way School has capacity for 140 pupils and 130 on roll (93%), 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 Halcyon Way School a faith school?
- No. Halcyon Way School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Halcyon Way School?
- Halcyon Way School is part of KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Halcyon Way School'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 Halcyon Way School's absence rate?
- Halcyon Way School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halcyon Way School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halcyon Way 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 21 July 2026.