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Path 4

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependent13 pupilsOldham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places47 spare13 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll13Census January 2024

Path 4 is an independent special school in Oldham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 13 pupils and room for 60.

Unit 1 Ayaan Business Park, Waddington Street, Oldham, OL9 6QH0795 412 2719path4.co.ukMr Moinul Islam headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oldham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll13Census January 2024
Places6022% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support39%5 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan62%8 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls11 / 2

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£208,000Oldham
Nearest bus stop250 mQuebec Street, 20 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ellen House SecondaryIndependent0 m54Not inspected–Compare
EdStart Schools Oldham and RochdaleIndependent330 m16Not inspected–Compare
Burnley Brow Community SchoolCouncil410 m473Good 202377Compare
Westwood AcademyAcademy550 m242Outstanding 202489Compare
Bare Trees Primary SchoolCouncil620 m636Good 202421Compare
St Hilda's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England660 m377Good 202437Compare
Northmoor AcademyAcademy730 m346No overall grade 202426Compare
Westwood HighIndependent770 m349Not inspected–Compare
All schools in OldhamBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Path 4 a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Path 4 yet.

How many pupils does Path 4 have?

13 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 22% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Unit 1 Ayaan Business Park, Waddington Street, Oldham, OL9 6QH
Telephone
0795 412 2719
Website
www.path4.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Moinul Islam
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Oldham
Ward
Coldhurst
Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
3 February 2025 (new provision)
URN
151426 · LAESTAB 3536029
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from