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The Hathershaw College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham OL8 3EP · hathershaw.org.uk · 0161 770 8555
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Oldham 42.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.92 mi
- 1.48 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,034
- 98% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 47.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6” went to a home 0.92 mi (1.48 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put the school first and 200 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 200 | 167 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 185 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 198 | 214 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 242 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 236 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.92 mi1.48 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.3, and 26.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | −0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 49.3 | −8 |
| Further education | 33.7 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Hathershaw College on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 14 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 34
- 3% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied