70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
53%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
46%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1089.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,415
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Closed school
This school is closed.
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed
Overview of Saddleworth School · Secondary · Oldham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
-4pp
75%69%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
53%
-0pp
54%47%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
Attainment 8
47.5
-1.8
49.346.744.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.5
EBacc entry
46%
+2pp
46%30%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
EBacc APS
1089.5
-125.8
1215.31088.4961.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1089.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,415
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU
Local authority
Oldham
Website
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 53% | 47.5 | Not applicable | 46% | 1089.5 | 46% | 1,415 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 54% | 49.3 | -0.01 | 43% | 1215.3 | 43% | 1,418 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 40% | 44.1 | -0.55 | 34% | 1037.8 | 38% | 1,404 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 49% | 45.4 | -0.45 | 37% | 1046.7 | 39% | 1,391 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 45% | 45.8 | -0.54 | 14% | 961.4 | 17% | 1,373 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 46% | 47.6 | -0.24 | 17% | 1030.4 | 21% | 1,369 |
| 2016/17 | 72% | 51% | 49.2 | -0.04 | 29% | — | 33% | 1,360 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,415 | 16.9 | 14% | 2% | 24% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 1,418 | 17.0 | 15% | 2% | 23% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,404 | 17.5 | 17% | 2% | 25% | 10% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,391 | 16.5 | 16% | 2% | 26% | 11% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 1,376 | 16.5 | 16% | 2% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,373 | 16.8 | 8% | 2% | 22% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | 1,369 | 16.7 | 10% | 2% | 19% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 1,360 | 16.3 | 11% | 3% | 16% | 6% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.