SCHOOL PROFILE

Alt Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141333
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 335 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 November 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Oldham
Trust THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 343 312 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 183 53.4% of pupils
Male pupils 160 46.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.9%
27.1 pts above England
School 51.9%
Oldham Council 34.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.4%
30.1 pts above England
School 50.4%
Oldham Council 30.6%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Oldham Council 0.4%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
33.5%
115
White British
33.2%
114
African
10.2%
35
Bangladeshi
6.1%
21
Any other ethnic group
4.4%
15
Any other White background
3.5%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.0% 79 of 343 pupils
2.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.0%
Oldham Council 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.5% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 30
Speech, language & communication 30
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Physical disability 2
Vision impairment 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

40.0% 20.4 pts below England
School 40.0%
Oldham Council 56.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

47.0%

26.8 pts below England

School 47.0%
Oldham Council 69.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Oldham Council 66.3%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

51.0%

21.0 pts below England

School 51.0%
Oldham Council 69.7%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.02 pts lower than England
School 6.20%
Oldham Council 6.61%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.96 pts higher than England
School 18.77%
Oldham Council 17.87%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.4% 14.2 pts above England
Alt Academy
102.4%
Oldham Council
93.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information