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Saddleworth School

Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

1406

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Saddleworth School (URN 105736) since 1 December 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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
Capacity
1406 (0% full)
SEND
14.3%
FSM Eligible
23.9%
EAL
1.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
11.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
83.5
Budget per Pupil
£3,227/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
Academy converter
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
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  • 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

01457872072
info@saddleworthschool.org
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Huddersfield Road

Oldham, North West

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Administrative

URN
151361
UKPRN
10096587
Establishment No.
4026
Trust
CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST

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