Saddleworth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2023
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 1 March 2023
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Saddleworth School is a secondary school in Oldham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 entry.
Saddleworth School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 268 first-choice applications for 293 offers; 258 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 541 Year 7 2026 applications, 79 (15%) came from families living outside Oldham, and 13 offers went to them.
- Of its pupils, 23.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 49.7% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Oldham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oldham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,444 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 268 first-preference applications, 293 offers in total, 258 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- Waterhead Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Blue Coat CofE School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy 4.8 mi School remains Good
- The Hathershaw College 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North 5.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published