OFSTED
5 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
THE OAK TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,524
1,524 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
798
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
726
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.5 pts
above England
School
25.3%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.3 pts
below England
School
17.0%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.2%
1,055
Bangladeshi
15.4%
234
Pakistani
3.6%
55
Any other Asian background
2.6%
39
Any other White background
1.7%
26
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
24
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
12.7%
193 of
1,524 pupils
8.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
43.8
4.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.28 · 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
8.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.86 pts
higher than
England
School
8.08%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.01 pts
higher than
England
School
20.82%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
higher than
England
School
2.46%
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
92.0%
0.3 pts
below England
North Chadderton School
92.0%
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.