Alt Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Alt Academy is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 November 2022. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Alt Lane, Oldham, OL8 2EL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 343 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Alt Academy.”
- “They know that staff expect them to work hard and conduct themselves sensibly.”
- “Pupils rise to these high expectations.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, this is not consistently the case.”
- “At times, the tasks do not help pupils learn what teachers want them to learn.”
- “Occasionally, the teachers’ desire to make tasks engaging distracts pupils from a focus on key subject knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 40% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Oldham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- St Hugh's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roundthorn Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good
- St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Alexandra Park Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Medlock Valley Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Agnes CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained