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E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Blackshaw Lane, Royton, Oldham OL2 6NT · roytoncrompton.e-act.org.uk · 01706 846474
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- 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
- 975
- 81% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
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, 152 families put the school first and 221 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 | 221 | 152 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 216 | 142 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 218 | 122 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 199 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 226 | 121 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 29.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼38.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.36 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105734)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.1 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 23.3 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 54.9 | +11.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 4.1 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105734), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105734)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105734)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (236 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 236
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 52% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 76 parents (32%) with SEND