Oasis Academy Oldham

Oasis Academy Oldham has made significant improvements since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas evaluated. The school has raised expectations and ambitions for its diverse student population, and pupils are showing strong engagement in their studies. They benefit from a broad and enriched curriculum that emphasizes cultural awareness and personal development, fostering a positive school community where pupils feel safe and supported. The leadership structure has been stable, with effective measures in place for safeguarding and promoting wellbeing among students.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well and are proud of their school.
• The school has raised its expectations and ambitions for all pupils.
• Staff implement a well-designed and ambitious curriculum effectively.
• There is a strong culture of reading supported by tailored interventions.
• Pupils have opportunities for leadership and do contribute meaningfully to the school.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, assessment strategies are not consistently effective in identifying gaps in knowledge.
• Frequent changes to the curriculum in some subjects hinder building secure knowledge over time.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 12.0% of pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Oasis Academy Oldham had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.2% of pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Oasis Academy Oldham received £9,947 and spent £9,798 for each of its 1,414 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,240,000 (£877 per pupil).

Across all 56 schools of Oasis Community Learning, income was £9,249 and spending £9,031 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications

Oasis Academy Oldham is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy Limeside Oldham
• Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oldham
• Oasis Academy Clarksfield Oldham
• Oasis Academy Broadoak Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Oasis Academy Harpur Mount Manchester
• Oasis Academy Temple Manchester
• Oasis Academy Aspinal Manchester
• Oasis Academy MediaCityUK Manchester
• Oasis Academy Lister Park Bradford
• Oasis Academy Watermead Sheffield

What is Oasis Academy Oldham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Oldham is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Oasis Academy Oldham last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Oldham was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Oldham have?

Oasis Academy Oldham has 1,415 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Oldham cover?

Oasis Academy Oldham for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Oasis Academy Oldham's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Oasis Academy Oldham?

Oasis Academy Oldham is at Hollins Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 4JZ.