Saddleworth School

Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU

Secondary

Phase

1406

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 March 2025 and continues as Saddleworth School (URN 151361) (opened 1 April 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 47.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 53.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 70.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 45.5% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 264

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 84.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1415
Boys: 714 (50%)
Girls: 701 (50%)
Capacity: 1406 (101% full)
SEND: 14.3%
FSM Eligible: 23.9%
EAL: 1.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.0%
SEN Support: 11.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 83.5
Budget per Pupil: £7,761/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 8.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 23.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 90.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
White Other: 1.4%
Asian Pakistani: 1.4%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Asian Other: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%

90.3%

White British

1.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

1.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Huddersfield Road

Oldham, North West

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Administrative

URN: 105736
UKPRN: 10017362
Establishment No.: 4026

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