Oasis Academy Oldham, Oldham

In its own words: "The vision at Oasis Academy Oldham is about ‘creating a community of choices and chances. We work together to create opportunities for our young people. Our curriculum is broad, balanced and diverse and provides our students with a range of choices that will enable them to achieve their full potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my absolute pleasure to introduce myself to you as the Principal of Oasis Oldham."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Oldham and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Oldham and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.39: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.8, against 46.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 172 families put Oasis Academy Oldham as their first choice and 435 named it as one of their preferences, for 248 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oasis Academy Oldham are The Hathershaw College (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.2); The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy (1.3 miles); Co-op Academy Failsworth (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); and Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 46.8).

Oasis Academy Oldham's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Oasis Academy Oldham is one of 58 schools run by Oasis Community Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1 in 2024/25.

Of the 276 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

56.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (40%), White British (27%) and Black (15%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink), about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Turning Area (near), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oasis Academy Oldham stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Oldham issued 420 suspensions, 29.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Oldham are Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School (0.2 miles); St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles); Oasis Academy Limeside (0.4 miles); and Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.