E-ACT the Oldham Academy North

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Oldham·OL2 5BF
Composite score
60.2
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#1,165
National rank
#138
In North West
#2
In Oldham
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
48.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
44%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
68%
% EBacc grade 5+
23%
EBacc average points score
4.36

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
83 first choices, 232 places
First choices per place
0.36
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
417
any preference, for 232 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.4420220.6020230.3620240.4520250.362026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put E-ACT the Oldham Academy North first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,284
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
49.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
55.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.7%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.5%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
20.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,867
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
92%
241 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
91%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About E-ACT the Oldham Academy North

E-ACT the Oldham Academy North is a secondary school in Oldham, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,284 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 48.2 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.3 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of secondary schools nationally.

44% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made E-ACT the Oldham Academy North their first choice was offered one of its 232 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 92% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.5%. There are about 19.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 49% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. E-ACT the Oldham Academy North does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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