E-ACT the Oldham Academy North

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonConstituency

OL2 5BFPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

E-ACT the Oldham Academy North is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Oldham, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,258 pupils. E-ACT the Oldham Academy North is part of E-ACT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.36

Ethnicity

White

12%

Asian

62%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,258

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

52%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,258
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: E-ACT

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 24 April 2025. 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
24 Jun 2016	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.