Secondary schools in Oldham
13 secondary schools in Oldham, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Oldham in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Oldham first 3,132 times for 3,100 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Oldham authority's 14 schools. 4 of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.20 miles (The Crompton House Church of England Academy) to 3.82 miles (Saddleworth School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- The Blue Coat CofE School
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
- North Chadderton School
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook
- Oasis Academy Oldham
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy
- The Radclyffe School
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
- Co-op Academy Strinesdale
- Saddleworth School
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- The Hathershaw College
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Browse by authority: Oldham · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.