Secondary schools in Oldham
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Oldham has 14 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,389 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 13% in a school sixth form, 35% at a sixth form college, 35% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 41% of students in Oldham went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 42.3 against 46.1 for England; 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Oldham against England
| Measure | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,389 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 13% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 35% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Oldham
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (14)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy FailsworthAcademy sponsor led | 1,434 | 79% | 10% | 53% | 6% | — | 43.0 | 31% |
| Co-Op Academy WaterheadAcademy sponsor led | 761 | 84% | 1% | 49% | 2% | — | 34.0 | 22% |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 975 | 80% | 7% | 53% | 4% | — | 38.7 | 30% |
| E-ACT the Oldham Academy NorthAcademy sponsor led | 1,258 | 91% | 5% | 29% | 1% | — | 48.2 | 44% |
| North Chadderton SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,524 | 87% | 36% | 32% | 4% | 50% | 43.8 | 32% |
| Oasis Academy LeesbrookFree schools | 1,349 | 87% | 8% | 27% | 0% | — | 41.5 | 34% |
| Oasis Academy OldhamAcademy sponsor led | 1,415 | 82% | 2% | 41% | 2% | — | 42.8 | 33% |
| Saddleworth SchoolAcademy converter | 1,444 | 84% | 2% | 41% | 5% | — | 47.5 | 53% |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1,469 | 80% | 8% | 36% | 5% | — | 43.7 | 37% |
| The Blue Coat CofE SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,702 | 93% | 44% | 20% | 3% | 63% | 59.1 | 74% |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England AcademyFree schools | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Crompton House Church of England AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,865 | 88% | 46% | 24% | 5% | 62% | 46.8 | 43% |
| The Hathershaw CollegeAcademy converter | 1,034 | 85% | 6% | 27% | 0% | — | 39.3 | 27% |
| The Radclyffe SchoolAcademy converter | 1,430 | 90% | 4% | 27% | 1% | — | 42.5 | 38% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (11)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oldham Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwestindependent · Other independent school · selective | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 33.4 | 27% |
| Greater Manchester Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9 | 0% |
| Hulme Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 579 | — | — | — | — | — | 59.3 | 68% |
| Sapience Girls Academyindependent · Other independent school | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.7 | 52% |
| Westwood Highindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.1 | 55% |
| Oldham Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 63% | — | — |
| Teenage Kicksspecial · Other independent special school | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4 | 0% |
| Hollinwood Academystate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 294 | 81% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 18.4 | 0% |
| New Bridge Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 728 | 96% | 0% | 12% | 0% | — | 0.2 | 0% |
| The Springboard Projectstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 155 | 71% | 0% | 6% | 6% | — | 0.1 | 0% |