Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Off Canon Dolan Way, Oldham, OL9 9QY
1,469 pupils · 89% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 37.4%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 May 2023, published 5 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 265 | 186 | 535 | 244 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Radclyffe School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- North Chadderton School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dixons Middleton Academy 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Oasis Academy Oldham 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Matthew's RC High School 2.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.