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Saddleworth School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5NU · saddleworth.oldham.sch.uk · 01457 872072
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Oldham 42.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.82 mi
- 6.15 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,444
- 38 over 1,406 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 8” went to a home 3.82 mi (6.15 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 268 families put the school first and 293 places were offered; 96% 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 | 293 | 268 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 294 | 290 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 290 | 271 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 281 | 248 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 295 | 301 | 1▲ | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.82 mi6.15 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.5, and 53.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105736)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.9 | −1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 48.2 | +6.2 |
| Further education | 34.9 | +2.8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −2.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105736)
Ofsted
Saddleworth School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105736)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105736), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105736)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105736)
Dec 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105736)