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Oasis Academy Oldham
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Hollins Road, Oldham OL8 4JZ · oasisacademyoldham.org · 0161 624 9630
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Oldham 42.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,415
- 94% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.1%
- First language not English
- 45.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 248 | 172 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 245 | 149 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 276 | 160 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 270 | 184 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 291 | 152 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 32.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oldham it was 42.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | −3 |
| Sixth form college | 34.1 | −5.1 |
| Further education | 40.9 | −0.4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.9 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 8.7 | +7 |
Ofsted
Oasis Academy Oldham was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
36% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 36%
- Replies
- 25
- 2% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied