Co-op Academy Failsworth
Academy sponsor led · 1,434 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.0
Academy sponsor led
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 975of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 203
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 8 July 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Royton and Crompton School (URN 105734, until 31 August 2018).
What the data says
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy has no sixth form. Of the 218 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 20% moved to a sixth form college, 53% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 33% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.3 in Oldham, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Oldham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 218 | 3,389 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 13% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 20% | 35% | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.7 | 42.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 58% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 38% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 45% | 38% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.8 | 35.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.1 | 46.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 18% | 31% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 99% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 60% |
| English Language | 201 | 99% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 197 | 97% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 171 | 84% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 44% |
| History | 99 | 49% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 49% |
| Spanish | 83 | 41% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 57% |
| Geography | 78 | 38% | 41% | 3% | 25% | 32% |
| Statistics | 66 | 33% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 83% |
| Photography | 65 | 32% | 6% | 18% | 19% | 92% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 37 | 18% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 27% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 17% | 9% | 15% | 28% | 88% |
| Biology | 25 | 12% | 23% | 36% | 45% | 92% |
| Physics | 23 | 11% | 23% | 48% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 11% | 23% | 39% | 47% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 8% | 31% | 6% | 32% | 50% |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 39 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 36 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 15 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Oldham
Co-Op Academy Waterhead
Academy sponsor led · 761 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.0
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Academy sponsor led · 1,258 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
North Chadderton School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,524 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Free schools · 1,349 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Oasis Academy Oldham
Academy sponsor led · 1,415 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.