Oasis Academy Oldham
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Oldham
Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4JZ
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
26.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,415
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
245
Places offered
325
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 88 | 19 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 12 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 30 | 3 | ● 10% |
| Total | 325 | 183 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Oldham lets families list 5 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tariq Mahmood
- Address
- Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4JZ
- Phone
- 01616249630
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward / constituency
- Hollinwood · Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136027
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 56% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
1,415 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,504 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.14 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 286 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 288 | 11% | 35% | 63% | |
| English Language | 288 | 18% | 51% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 288 | 25% | 57% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 264 | 14% | 34% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 174 | 6% | 32% | 79% | |
| History | 164 | 10% | 33% | 47% | |
| Geography | 106 | 13% | 42% | 52% | |
| Religious Studies | 85 | 28% | 61% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 75 | 28% | 69% | 83% | |
| Business | 73 | 10% | 44% | 59% | |
| Computer Science | 43 | 7% | 40% | 60% | |
| Film Studies | 24 | 4% | 29% | 46% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oldham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.