Schools in Oldham
Oldham at a glance
- Schools
- 110 86 state primary, 14 state secondary, 2 sixth-form or college and 8 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 83% 69 of the 83 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 9 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 25 Of 93 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 0% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 0 of 100 state schools that take an intake. Oldham's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Oldham
Primary
| Place in Oldham | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | Oldham | Top 10% |
| 2 | St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | Oldham | Top 10% |
| 3 | Christ Church CofE Primary School | Oldham | Top 10% |
| 4 | St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Manchester | Top 25% |
| 5 | St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | Oldham | Top 25% |
| 6 | Buckstones Primary School | Oldham | Top 25% |
| 7 | Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Oldham | Top 25% |
| 8 | St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Oldham | Top 25% |
| 9 | Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | Oldham | Top half |
| 10 | Thornham St. James CofE Primary School | Oldham | Top half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Oldham primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Oldham | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blue Coat CofE School | Oldham | Top 25% |
| 2 | E-ACT the Oldham Academy North | Oldham | Top half |
| 3 | Saddleworth School | Oldham | Top half |
| 4 | The Crompton House Church of England Academy | Oldham | Top half |
| 5 | Oasis Academy Leesbrook | Oldham | Lower half |
| 6 | Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Oldham | Lower half |
| 7 | The Radclyffe School | Oldham | Lower half |
| 8 | North Chadderton School | Oldham | Lower half |
| 9 | Co-op Academy Failsworth | Manchester | Lower half |
| 10 | The Hathershaw College | Oldham | Lower half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Oldham secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Greater Manchester 1 school · best schools
- Manchester 7 schools
- Oldham 102 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Reception applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Oldham council |
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Oldham council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Oldham council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2026 | Year 7 applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Oldham council |
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Oldham council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Oldham council |
Every Oldham admission date · After offer day in Oldham: replies, waiting lists and appeals
We hold no catchment maps for Oldham. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 0 of 100 state schools (0%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Oldham: we hold checked fees for 3 of 8 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 77 nurseries and pre-schools in Oldham, with fees held for 12. Nurseries in Oldham by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Oldham, A to Z by town
Greater Manchester
Manchester
- Co-op Academy Failsworth
- Mather Street Primary School
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
- South Failsworth Community Primary School
- St John's Church of England Primary School
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School
Oldham
- Alexandra Park Junior School
- Alt Academy
- Bare Trees Primary School
- Beal Vale Primary School
- Beever Primary School
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
- Broadfield Primary School
- Buckstones Primary School
- Burnley Brow Community School
- Christ Church CofE Primary School
- Christ Church CofE Primary School
- Co-op Academy Strinesdale
- Coppice Primary Academy
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Crompton Primary School
- Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
- Delph Primary School
- Diggle School
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
- East Crompton St George's CofE School
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
- Ellen House Secondary
- Farrowdale House School
- Fir Bank Primary School
- Freehold Community Academy
- Friezland Primary School
- Greenacres Primary Academy
- Greenfield Primary School
- Greenfield St Mary's CofE School
- Greenhill Academy
- Hey-with-Zion Primary School
- Higher Failsworth Primary School
- Hodge Clough Primary School
- Holy Cross Ceva Primary School
- Holy Family RC Primary School
- Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School
- Horton Mill Community Primary School
- Hulme Grammar School
- Knowsley Junior School
- Limehurst Community Primary School
- Littlemoor Primary School
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
- Mayfield Primary School
- Medlock Valley Primary School
- Mills Hill Primary School
- North Chadderton School
- Northmoor Academy
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook
- Oasis Academy Limeside
- Oasis Academy Oldham
- Oldham Sixth Form College
- Richmond Academy
- Roundthorn Primary Academy
- Royton Hall Primary School
- Rushcroft Primary School
- Saddleworth School
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- Sapience Girls Academy
- Springhead Infant and Nursery School
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Agnes CofE Primary School
- St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
- St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Chad's Church of England Primary School
- St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Hilda's CofE Primary School
- St Hugh's CofE Primary School
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
- St Luke's CofE Primary School
- St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
- St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Thomas CofE Primary School
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
- St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School
- St. Paul's CofE Primary School
- Stanley Road Primary School
- The Blue Coat CofE School
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
- The Chadderton Preparatory School
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy
- The Hathershaw College
- The Oldham College
- The Radclyffe School
- Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
- Thorp Primary School
- Werneth Primary School
- Westwood Academy
- Westwood Boys School
- Westwood High
- Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School
- Willowpark Primary Academy
- Woodlands Primary Academy
- Yew Tree Community School
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