The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Oldham, OL8 3EP
1,034 pupils · 98% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 54.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 200 | 167 | 403 | 200 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 199 | 185 | 401 | 199 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 198 | 214 | 475 | 198 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 204 | 242 | 474 | 204 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 205 | 236 | 485 | 205 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 206 | 258 | 504 | 205 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 283 | 579 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 258 | 506 | 207 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Oasis Academy Oldham 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Blue Coat CofE School 2.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Dixons Ashton Academy 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Damian's RC Science College 2.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.