E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Oldham
Broadway, Oldham, OL2 5BF
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Improved significantly
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
15.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,258
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,380 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
113 of 113 families who put it first got an offer
252
Places offered
362
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 113 | 113 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 56 | ● 58% |
| 3rd preference | 115 | 39 | ● 34% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 37 | 7 | ● 19% |
| Total | 362 | 215 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Oldham lets families list 5 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Natalie Kennerley
- Address
- Broadway, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5BF
- Phone
- 01616522428
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward / constituency
- Royton North · Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136115
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: E-ACT
1,258 pupils · 1,380 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,343 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
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 | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 295 | — |
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 | 295 | 17% | 46% | 74% | |
| English Language | 295 | 19% | 53% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 295 | 22% | 64% | 77% | |
| Statistics | 280 | 4% | 21% | 43% | |
| Combined Science | 248 | 8% | 42% | 60% | |
| History | 226 | 20% | 50% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 151 | 22% | 74% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 83 | 18% | 69% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 53 | 30% | 64% | 72% | |
| Geography | 52 | 19% | 46% | 58% | |
| Biology | 46 | 63% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 46 | 61% | 98% | 100% |
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.