OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
25 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,034
1,034 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
486
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
548
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.5 pts
above England
School
54.3%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.1 pts
above England
School
47.4%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
49.6%
513
White British
21.5%
222
Bangladeshi
8.0%
83
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
40
African
3.4%
35
Any other Asian background
2.9%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.5%
212 of
1,034 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.3
0.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.23 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.42 pts
higher than
England
School
7.64%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.36 pts
higher than
England
School
24.18%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.07 pts
lower than
England
School
1.73%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.5%
6.2 pts
above England
The Hathershaw College
98.5%
Oldham Council
90.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.