Schools in Oldham

About schools in Oldham

Oldham lists 116 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 13 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 70 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.5

average Attainment 8 score, across the 12 schools with published results

Primary schools79

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Alexandra Park Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Alt Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Bare Trees Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Beal Vale Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Beever Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Broadfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Buckstones Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Burnley Brow Community School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Christ Church CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Christ Church CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Coppice Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Crompton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Delph Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Diggle School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• East Crompton St George's CofE School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Fir Bank Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Freehold Community Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Friezland Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Greenacres Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Greenfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Greenfield St Mary's CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Greenhill Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Hey-with-Zion Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Higher Failsworth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Hodge Clough Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Holy Cross Ceva Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Holy Family RC Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Horton Mill Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Knowsley Junior School

  Foundation school · Ages 7 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Limehurst Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Littlemoor Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Mayfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Medlock Valley Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Mills Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Northmoor Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Oasis Academy Clarksfield

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Oasis Academy Limeside

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Richmond Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Roundthorn Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Royton Hall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Rushcroft Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Springhead Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Agnes CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Chad's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Hilda's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• St Hugh's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Luke's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Matthew's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Thomas CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  37%

  expected standard
• St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St. Paul's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Stanley Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Thornham St. James CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Thorp Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Werneth Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Westwood Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• Willowpark Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Woodlands Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Yew Tree Community School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard

Secondary schools13

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.7

  Attainment 8
• E-ACT the Oldham Academy North

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  48.2

  Attainment 8
• North Chadderton School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  43.8

  Attainment 8
• Oasis Academy Leesbrook

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

  41.5

  Attainment 8
• Oasis Academy Oldham

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.8

  Attainment 8
• Saddleworth School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

• The Blue Coat CofE School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  59.1

  Attainment 8
• The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

• The Crompton House Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.8

  Attainment 8
• The Hathershaw College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  39.3

  Attainment 8
• The Radclyffe School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Waterhead Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.0

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Oldham Sixth Form College

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

• The Oldham College

  Further education · Ages 14 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision15

• Chances Mentoring

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Future Finders Employability College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 18 to 25

• Halcyon Way School

  Free schools special · Ages 2 to 11

• Hollinwood Academy

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 4 to 19

• Kingfisher Special School

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Kingsland School

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 10 to 16

• New Bridge School

  Academy special converter · Ages 5 to 19

• Path 4

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• SEE (Oldham)

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• SMS Changing Lives School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Spring Brook Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 16

• Supreme Start Ltd

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 11

• The Springboard Project

  Free schools special · Ages 14 to 19

• Thornycroft School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

Independent schools7

• Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

• Ellen House Secondary

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

• Farrowdale House School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• Hulme Grammar School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

• Sapience Girls Academy

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

• The Chadderton Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Westwood High

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Oldham

How many schools does Oldham have?

OfferDay lists 116 schools in Oldham, including 79 primary schools and 15 special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Oldham?

Every school in Oldham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Oldham ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Oldham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.