Schools in Oldham
126 schools in the Oldham local authority.
Schools
126
Open schools
Pupils
45,996
2025–26 census
Good or better
88%
78 of 89 graded
Academic Performance
4.1
out of 10 · 105 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 6 7%
- Good
- 72 81%
- Requires improvement
- 11 12%
- Inadequate
- 0 0%
10 inspected since 2024, no overall grade8 superseded by a report card27 not judged1 in a category of concern
4.1
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 105 of 126 schools that can be scored
Pupils
45,996
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 120 of 126 schools (45,996 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
50%Asian
34%Black
7%Mixed
6%Chinese
<1%Any other group
2%Unclassified
1%Ethnicity from 102 of 126 schools (44,416 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 35.8%
- First language not English
- 31.7%
- Young carers
- <1%
15,905 of 44,416 pupils · 102 of 126 schools
14,087 of 44,416 pupils · 102 of 126 schools
172 of 44,416 pupils · 102 of 126 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 88
- Secondary
- 16
- All-through
- 1
- Special
- 12
- PRU
- 1
- Not recorded
- 8
Top primary schools in Oldham
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Westwood AcademyOldham · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 2.Glodwick Infant and Nursery SchoolOldham · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 3.Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolOldham · Primary9.0/10Good
- 4.St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary SchoolOldham · Primary8.7/10Good
- 5.St Mary's CofE Primary School High CromptonOldham · Primary8.5/10Good
- 6.St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolOldham · Primary7.9/10
- 7.Buckstones Primary SchoolOldham · Primary7.8/10
- 8.Greenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolOldham · Primary7.8/10Good
- 9.Rushcroft Primary SchoolOldham · Primary7.8/10Good
- 10.Diggle SchoolOldham · Primary7.7/10Good
- 11.Delph Primary SchoolOldham · Primary7.6/10Good
- 12.Fir Bank Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.9/10Good
- 13.Greenfield Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.5/10
- 14.Limehurst Community Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.5/10Good
- 15.St Agnes CofE Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.5/10Good
- 16.St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.5/10Good
- 17.Stanley Road Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.4/10Good
- 18.Woodhouses Voluntary Primary SchoolOldham · Primary6.0/10Good
- 19.Knowsley Junior SchoolOldham · Primary5.9/10Good
- 20.Roundthorn Primary AcademyOldham · Primary5.9/10Good
Top secondary schools in Oldham
The highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.The Blue Coat CofE SchoolOldham · Secondary9.8/10Outstanding
- 2.E-ACT the Oldham Academy NorthOldham · Secondary6.6/10Good
- 3.The Crompton House Church of England AcademyOldham · Secondary6.2/10Good
- 4.The Radclyffe SchoolOldham · Secondary5.5/10Good
- 5.North Chadderton SchoolOldham · Secondary3.2/10
- 6.Oasis Academy LeesbrookOldham · Secondary2.9/10Good
- 7.Oasis Academy OldhamOldham · Secondary2.8/10Good
- 8.Co-op Academy FailsworthOldham · Secondary2.7/10Good
- 9.E-ACT Royton and Crompton AcademyOldham · Secondary2.2/10
- 10.The Hathershaw CollegeOldham · Secondary2.1/10Good
- 11.Waterhead AcademyOldham · Secondary1.5/10
- 12.Saddleworth SchoolOldham · Secondary0.6/10Requires improvement
- 13.Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyOldham · Secondary0.6/10Requires improvement
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About schools in Oldham
- How many schools are there in Oldham?
- Oldham has 126 open schools — 88 primary, 16 secondary, 12 special, teaching 45,996 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Oldham are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 78 of the 89 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 88% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 6 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 126: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Oldham?
- 4.1 out of 10, averaged across the 105 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Oldham schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 37 schools in Oldham currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Oldham local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Oldham covers 126 schools and sits in the North West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Oldham are eligible for free school meals?
- 35.8% — 15,905 of 44,416 pupils at the 102 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the North West region.