Hollinwood Academy

State-Funded School

hollinwood-academy-oldham-north-west

North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Manchester CentralConstituency

OL8 3PTPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hollinwood Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Oldham, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 294 pupils. Hollinwood Academy is part of New Bridge Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 18.4
EBacc average point score: 1.96

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

294

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 294
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: New Bridge Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 17 April 2024. 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
11 Sept 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.