North Chadderton School, Oldham

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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North Chadderton School

Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 0BN

https://www.northchaddertonschool.co.uk/

North Chadderton School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,600 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Environment.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		The Radclyffe School
1.1		E-Act the Oldham Academy North
1.2		Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College
1.2		The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
1.3		Middleton Technology School
1.4		Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
1.9		The Blue Coat CofE School
2.0		E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
2.2		St Anne's Church of England Academy
2.4		Co-op Academy North Manchester
2.4		St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
2.5		The Crompton House Church of England Academy

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Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Attainment: Below average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Progress: Below average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment, progress and destinations are all below average.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

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