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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
Saddleworth School
Secondary
High Street Uppermill, Oldham, OL36BU
014 5787 2072


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1376

Saddleworth School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1370. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 11 Mar 2015.


PUPIL MIX
718 boys and 658 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
14.8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
2.4%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
16.9%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
7.4%
EHC PLAN
2%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
45.8
Local Authority
42.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
45%
Local Authority
35%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 14% 23% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.63 3.45 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

11 Mar 2015

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 531
Of which first preference applications 285
Of which second preference applications 119
Of which third preference applications 94
Total offers made 274
Of which first preference offers 248
Of which second preference offers 21
Of which third preference offers 3




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 84% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 8% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 6% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
2
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£187,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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