Saddleworth School, Oldham | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for 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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Saddleworth School

Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5NU

https://www.saddleworth.oldham.sch.uk/

Saddleworth School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Oldham). It has about 1,400 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In January 2024 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

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

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
3.0		Waterhead Academy
3.2		Mossley Hollins High School
3.8		Oasis Academy Leesbrook
4.3		E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
4.5		The Blue Coat CofE School
4.6		The Crompton House Church of England Academy
4.8		St Damian's RC Science College
5.1		E-Act the Oldham Academy North
5.2		Great Academy Ashton
5.2		The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
5.3		Hollingworth Academy
5.3		The Hathershaw College

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Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

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

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

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

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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

No A-level data

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