What did Ofsted judge Oasis Academy Oldham's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Oasis Academy Oldham's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Oasis Academy Oldham?

Oasis Academy Oldham has 1,415 pupils on roll.

What are Oasis Academy Oldham’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Oasis Academy Oldham take?

Oasis Academy Oldham admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Oasis Academy Oldham located?

Oasis Academy Oldham is located in Oldham, OL8 4JZ, Oldham.

How do I apply to Oasis Academy Oldham?

Oasis Academy Oldham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Oasis Academy Oldham?

When Oasis Academy Oldham has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to Oasis Community Learning to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order); 2. Medical or social grounds — Children for whom a particular school is appropriate on genuine medical or social grounds. Such applications will be decided by Oasis Community Learning or nominated panel. (Applications on medical grounds will only be considered under this criterion if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child's medical need and the school requested); 3. Siblings living within geographical area — Admission of Students living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission of the younger child; The term "sibling" means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, or other child that is living permanently within the same household. Oasis Community Learning reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship;, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child's home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to Oasis Academy Oldham using the Local Authorities computerised measuring system. A child's home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week and is registered with the Local Authority. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out. This process will be independently verified. Where this decision involves twins living at the same address, both pupils will be admitted.

What is the largest ethnic background at Oasis Academy Oldham?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.3% of pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Oasis Academy Oldham: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How places are decided at Oasis Academy Oldham

When there are more applications than places for 2024-25 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to Oasis Community Learning to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2Medical or social grounds — Children for whom a particular school is appropriate on genuine medical or social grounds. Such applications will be decided by Oasis Community Learning or nominated panel. (Applications on medical grounds will only be considered under this criterion if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child's medical need and the school requested).
3Siblings living within geographical area — Admission of Students living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission of the younger child; The term "sibling" means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, or other child that is living permanently within the same household. Oasis Community Learning reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship;
4Living within geographical area without sibling — Those children living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham who will not have a sibling at the school as defined in c) above. Children will be prioritised in proximity order, with those living next nearest the Academy being admitted first
5Living outside geographical area with sibling — Those children living outside the geographical area of the Academy who will have a sibling at Oasis Academy Oldham when the younger child is admitted (sibling defined in c) above).
6Living outside geographical area without sibling — Those children living outside the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham who will not have a sibling at the Academy as defined above. Children will be prioritised in proximity order, with those living next nearest to the school being admitted first.

If two applications tie: In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child's home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to Oasis Academy Oldham using the Local Authorities computerised measuring system. A child's home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week and is registered with the Local Authority. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out. This process will be independently verified. Where this decision involves twins living at the same address, both pupils will be admitted

EHCP/Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Oasis Academy Oldham: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Oasis Academy Oldham's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Oasis Academy Oldham's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Oasis Academy Oldham?: Oasis Academy Oldham has 1,415 pupils on roll.
What are Oasis Academy Oldham’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Oasis Academy Oldham take?: Oasis Academy Oldham admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Oasis Academy Oldham located?: Oasis Academy Oldham is located in Oldham, OL8 4JZ, Oldham.
How do I apply to Oasis Academy Oldham?: Oasis Academy Oldham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Oasis Academy Oldham?: When Oasis Academy Oldham has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to Oasis Community Learning to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order); 2. Medical or social grounds — Children for whom a particular school is appropriate on genuine medical or social grounds. Such applications will be decided by Oasis Community Learning or nominated panel. (Applications on medical grounds will only be considered under this criterion if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child's medical need and the school requested); 3. Siblings living within geographical area — Admission of Students living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission of the younger child; The term "sibling" means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, or other child that is living permanently within the same household. Oasis Community Learning reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship;, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child's home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to Oasis Academy Oldham using the Local Authorities computerised measuring system. A child's home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week and is registered with the Local Authority. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out. This process will be independently verified. Where this decision involves twins living at the same address, both pupils will be admitted.
What is the largest ethnic background at Oasis Academy Oldham?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.3% of pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Oasis Academy Oldham

When there are more applications than places for 2024-25 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to Oasis Community Learning to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2Medical or social grounds — Children for whom a particular school is appropriate on genuine medical or social grounds. Such applications will be decided by Oasis Community Learning or nominated panel. (Applications on medical grounds will only be considered under this criterion if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child's medical need and the school requested).
3Siblings living within geographical area — Admission of Students living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission of the younger child; The term "sibling" means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, or other child that is living permanently within the same household. Oasis Community Learning reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship;
4Living within geographical area without sibling — Those children living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham who will not have a sibling at the school as defined in c) above. Children will be prioritised in proximity order, with those living next nearest the Academy being admitted first
5Living outside geographical area with sibling — Those children living outside the geographical area of the Academy who will have a sibling at Oasis Academy Oldham when the younger child is admitted (sibling defined in c) above).
6Living outside geographical area without sibling — Those children living outside the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham who will not have a sibling at the Academy as defined above. Children will be prioritised in proximity order, with those living next nearest to the school being admitted first.

EHCP/Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied.

Oasis Academy Oldham: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Oasis Academy Oldham's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Oasis Academy Oldham's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Oasis Academy Oldham?: Oasis Academy Oldham has 1,415 pupils on roll.
What are Oasis Academy Oldham’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 44.5: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Oasis Academy Oldham take?: Oasis Academy Oldham admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Oasis Academy Oldham located?: Oasis Academy Oldham is located in Oldham, OL8 4JZ, Oldham.
How do I apply to Oasis Academy Oldham?: Oasis Academy Oldham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Oasis Academy Oldham?: When Oasis Academy Oldham has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to Oasis Community Learning to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order); 2. Medical or social grounds — Children for whom a particular school is appropriate on genuine medical or social grounds. Such applications will be decided by Oasis Community Learning or nominated panel. (Applications on medical grounds will only be considered under this criterion if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child's medical need and the school requested); 3. Siblings living within geographical area — Admission of Students living within the geographical area of Oasis Academy Oldham whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission of the younger child; The term "sibling" means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, or other child that is living permanently within the same household. Oasis Community Learning reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship;, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child's home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to Oasis Academy Oldham using the Local Authorities computerised measuring system. A child's home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week and is registered with the Local Authority. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out. This process will be independently verified. Where this decision involves twins living at the same address, both pupils will be admitted.
What is the largest ethnic background at Oasis Academy Oldham?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.3% of pupils at Oasis Academy Oldham are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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