The Radclyffe School
Hunt Lane, Oldham, OL9 0LS
1,430 pupils · 95% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 February 2024, published 27 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.67 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 292 | 197 | 557 | 285 |
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
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- North Chadderton School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dixons Middleton Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 2.5 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.