Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue, Oldham, OL4 5JE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Multi-faith
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,349
- URN
- 145723
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612904000
About this school
Oasis Academy Leesbrook is a secondary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,349 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Leesbrook, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 145 | 141 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 41.7 | 41.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.12 to +0.41 | +0.12 -0.13 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 37.6% | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 55.3% | 55.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 94% | 90.8% | 80.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
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 Oasis Academy Leesbrook 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 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.7 | 38.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 982 |
| 2023/24 | 1,116 |
| 2024/25 | 1,254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Leesbrook compares
Oasis Academy Leesbrook ranked 7th of 10 secondary schools in Oldham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% 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 | 41.5 | 8.1% | 48.8% | 1,349 | — |
| Waterhead Academy | 34 | 9.3% | 51.5% | 761 | 1.2 miles |
| The Blue Coat CofE School | 59.1 | 4.8% | 17% | 1,702 | 1.3 miles |
| The Hathershaw College | 39.3 | 7.6% | 48.9% | 1,034 | 1.5 miles |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | — | 4.7% | 41.5% | 950 | 1.7 miles |
| St Damian's RC Science College | 55.1 | 5.2% | 25% | 829 | 1.8 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)
- 48.8%
- English as an additional language
- 51%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waterhead Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
The Blue Coat CofE School1.3 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
The Hathershaw College1.5 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Oldham
-
St Damian's RC Science College1.8 miles
Secondary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Oldham
Oasis Academy Leesbrook ranks 6th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Oldham.
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Secondary
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Secondary
- North Chadderton School 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 ages does Oasis Academy Leesbrook teach?
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oasis Academy Leesbrook?
- The headteacher of Oasis Academy Leesbrook is Mrs Andrea Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Leesbrook been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Leesbrook, 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 Oasis Academy Leesbrook?
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook has 1,349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy Leesbrook full?
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,349 on roll (90%), 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 Oasis Academy Leesbrook a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Leesbrook has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Leesbrook a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy Leesbrook is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy Leesbrook part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Leesbrook's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 41.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Leesbrook compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook ranked 7th of 10 secondary schools in Oldham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% 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 Oasis Academy Leesbrook's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Leesbrook's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Leesbrook'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 10 July 2026.