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Best secondary schools in Oldham

10 of 19 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Oldham schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 The Blue Coat CofE School Oldham 0.5 Outstanding oversubscribed 2.63 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Oldham hidden gem 0.38 Good undersubscribed 0.36 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oldham hidden gem 0.12 Good undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham -0.02 Good about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 The Hathershaw College Oldham hidden gem -0.23 Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 North Chadderton School Oldham -0.28 Not judged about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Co-op Academy Failsworth Manchester hidden gem -0.3 Good improving about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Oasis Academy Oldham Oldham hidden gem -0.39 Good improving undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Oldham -0.53 Not judged undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Waterhead Academy Oldham -0.72 Not judged declining undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Oldham

9 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Oldham, not a fairer one.

Applying in Oldham

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Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Oldham admission criteria.

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