E-ACT the Oldham Academy North: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 83 families put E-ACT the Oldham Academy North as their first choice and 417 named it as one of their preferences, for 232 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 153 in 2021 to 83 in 2026, while places went from 298 to 232.
Across Oldham, 75% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Oldham lodged 277 appeals against secondary school offers; 248 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (5.6% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 232 | 83 | 417 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 252 | 113 | 362 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 228 | 83 | 342 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 193 | 115 | 316 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 278 | 122 | 359 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 298 | 153 | 433 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 324 | 129 | 377 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 286 | 144 | 380 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 224 | 128 | 323 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 214 | 114 | 252 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 221 | 109 | 248 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 191 | 115 | 260 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 169 | 117 | 265 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.