OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
761
761 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
396
52.0% of pupils
Male pupils
365
48.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.5 pts
above England
School
54.3%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
above England
School
36.9%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.8 pts
above England
School
3.8%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.9%
357
Pakistani
20.4%
155
African
9.2%
70
Any other Asian background
4.9%
37
Any other White background
3.4%
26
White and Asian
2.4%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.9%
182 of
761 pupils
3.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
34.0
5.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.72 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.03 pts
higher than
England
School
9.25%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.88 pts
higher than
England
School
29.70%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.62 pts
higher than
England
School
4.42%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
50.7%
41.6 pts
below England
Waterhead Academy
50.7%
Oldham Council
90.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.