Waterhead Academy is a secondary school located in Oldham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/04/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Huddersfield Road, Oldham

School Information

Address: Huddersfield Road, Oldham, OL4 3NY
Website: www.waterheadacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01616205859
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Darren Lyon
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 144508

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1375
Number of Boys: 676
Number of Girls: 699

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -0.67 to -0.34
Of the 253 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 233 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.02
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hey-with-Zion Primary School
Rowland Way , Lees OL4 3LQ 		3out of 4 1,001 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's RC School
Rowland Way , Lees OL4 3LQ 		3out of 4 1,053 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Littlemoor Primary School
Littlemoor Lane , OL4 2RR 		2out of 4 1,093 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary Academy
Woodlands Primary Academy , OL1 4HU 		1out of 4 1,247 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Knowsley Junior School
Stoneleigh Road , Springhead OL4 4BH 		3out of 4 1,301 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE 		- not rated 2,098 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ 		4out of 4 2,712 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT 		1out of 4 3,166 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street , Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3out of 4 1,124 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Iqra High School
319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ 		- not rated 2,651 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4out of 4 2,935 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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