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The Radclyffe School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 0LS · theradclyffeschool.co.uk · 0161 622 3200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.5
- 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
- 1,430
- 95% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 33.9%
- 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, 197 families put the school first and 292 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 | 292 | 197 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 291 | 200 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 288 | 183 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 290 | 217 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 296 | 317 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.5, and 37.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105738)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.2 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 51.2 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 33.1 | +4.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | — |
| Employment | 1.4 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +2.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105738)
Ofsted
The Radclyffe School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105738)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105738), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105738)
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105738)
Oct 2013Requires 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 105738)