The Hathershaw College

State-Funded School

the-hathershaw-college-oldham-north-west

North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonConstituency

OL8 3EPPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Hathershaw College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Oldham, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,034 pupils. The Hathershaw College is part of The Pinnacle Learning Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.52

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

61%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,034

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

47%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,034
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Pinnacle Learning Trust

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 1 December 2021. 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
13 May 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.