Alt Academy

State-Funded School

alt-academy-oldham-north-west

North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Oldham East and SaddleworthConstituency

OL8 2ELPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Alt Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Oldham, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 343 pupils. Alt Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

42%

Black

12%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

343

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 343
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Oct 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.