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North Chadderton School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 0BN · northchaddertonschool.co.uk · 0161 624 9939
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Oldham 42.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.19 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,524
- 92% of 1,656 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- First language not English
- 17%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Oak Trust
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 0.74 mi (1.19 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 288 families put the school first and 262 places were offered; 82% 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 | 262 | 288 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 262 | 220 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 266 | 308 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 265 | 289 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 266 | 301 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.74 mi1.19 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.8, and 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oldham it was 42.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 16 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 40.3 | +13.4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −4.7 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 students | C (30.9) | Average +0.07 | |
| 89 students | C (31) | Average +0.08 | |
| 73 students | Dist (34.4) | Above average +0.48 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 88 | C+ (34.5) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 111 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 82 | C+ (33.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 85 | C- (26.7) | -0.28 |
| 2017/18 | 75 | C- (26.7) | -0.38 |
| 2016/17 | 99 | C- (27.7) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C (28.5) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.7 | −2.5 |
| Further and other education | 6.6 | +5.5 |
| Further education | 3.8 | — |
| Other education | 2.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 17.9 | −6.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +4.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected North Chadderton School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 100
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (25%) with SEND