Saddleworth School
Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL3 5NU
1,444 pupils · 103% of 1,406 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — 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 30 January 2024, published 24 April 2024. 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 — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 293 | 268 | 541 | 293 |
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
- Mossley Hollins High School 3.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Waterhead Academy 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook 5.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Damian's RC Science College 6.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy 6.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Blue Coat CofE School 6.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
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.