Chances Mentoring
Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · Oldham
Chances Mentoring is an independent special school in Oldham for ages 11–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- Unit 3 Whitegate Business Centre, Jardine Way, Oldham, OL9 9JT
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 17 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils at Chances Mentoring gain a strong sense of belonging because staff make them feel valued, included and safe.”
- “Staff quickly get to know pupils, which helps them tailor the school’s educational offer to pupils’ needs and aspirations.”
- “Pupils get along well with staff and enjoy learning.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the ongoing checks on pupils' progress do not provide the information that staff need to be able to pinpoint any recent learning that pupils have forgotten.”
- “This means that staff sometimes move on to more complex work without ensuring that pupils have remembered what came before.”
- “As such, pupils' recall of key knowledge is better in some subjects than others.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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