Oasis Academy Oldham

About Oasis Academy Oldham

Oasis Academy Oldham has turned a corner. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2024, the school was rated Good overall, a clear step up from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2022. Every category inspected — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — was judged Good. That’s a solid foundation, but the exam data tells a more nuanced story. The school’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 academic year sits at -0.39, which the Department for Education bands as ‘Below average’. That means pupils here make less progress than the national average, and it’s also below the Oldham local authority average of -0.13. In fact, among the 12 mainstream secondary schools in Oldham, Oasis Academy Oldham ranks 10th by Progress 8, placing it in the bottom third of the borough. The school’s Attainment 8 score is 38.7, and just over half of pupils (50.7%) achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths.

Digging deeper into the Progress 8 breakdown, the picture is mixed. English is a relative bright spot: the Progress 8 score for English is 0.03, essentially in line with the national average. Maths, however, is a drag, with a score of -0.61, and the EBacc subjects as a whole come in at -0.69. Only 16.7% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of qualifications, and just 9.4% achieved a grade 5 or above across all components. The school’s EBacc average point score is 3.14. Nationally, Oasis Academy Oldham ranks 2,435th out of 3,141 schools on Progress 8, putting it in the bottom quarter. In the North West region, it sits 308th out of 445. These figures suggest that while the school has improved its Ofsted rating, academic outcomes remain a work in progress, particularly in maths and the EBacc subjects.

Oasis Academy Oldham is a large, mixed secondary school for 11- to 16-year-olds, with 1,411 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,500. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 325 applications for 245 places, with 149 first-preference offers made. Over half of pupils (54.1%) are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The school offers a wide range of facilities, including a swimming pool, astro turf, science labs, and an ICT suite, and runs clubs such as Model UN, Debate, Orchestra, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. SEND provision is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that has made real progress in its leadership and culture, but families should weigh the improving Ofsted rating against the below-average academic outcomes, especially if they are considering it for a child who may need extra support in maths.

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