The Radclyffe School
The Radclyffe School is a converter academy in Oldham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 1,430 pupils and room for 1,500. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0LS0161 622 3200theradclyffeschool.co.ukMr John Cregg headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 27 February 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
303 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of The Radclyffe School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 303 | 293 | 297 | 298 | 295 | 297 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 46.0 | 48.5 | 43.4 | 41.2 | 43.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.06 | +0.03 | +0.04 | -0.31 | -0.32 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 38% | 43% | 40% | 47% | 32% | 30% | 37% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 59% | 65% | 65% | 62% | 50% | 53% | 59% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.34 | 3.60 | 3.63 | 3.73 | 3.39 | 3.23 | 3.85 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 16% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 47% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 40.6 | 40.7 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 42.2 | 38.9 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 43.8 | 46.1 | 47.2 | 51.3 | 44.3 | 42.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 27.9 | 30.6 | 33.5 | 21.7 | 23.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 59.9 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 56.4 | 54.2 | – | – |
† These results are for The Radclyffe School, the school this one replaced in May 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
The last child to get a place lived 0.9 miles away in 2022. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (55), emotional and mental health (54), language and communications needs (27), Autistic spectrum disorder (19), Other difficulty or disability (14), Specific learning difficulty (14).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.3% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.3% | 28.8% | 31.5% | 27.4% | 20.2% | 8.6% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for The Radclyffe School, the school this one replaced in May 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 820 m | 1,469 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| North Chadderton School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,524 | No overall grade 2024 | 36 | Compare |
| Dixons Middleton Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,319 | Good 2024 | 16 | Compare |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | Free school | 1.3 miles | 950 | No overall grade 2025 | 87 | Compare |
| E-ACT the Oldham Academy North | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,258 | Not inspected | 79 | Compare |
| Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 1.8 miles | 1,186 | Good 2022 | 42 | Compare |
| Oasis Academy Oldham | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,415 | Good 2024 | 31 | Compare |
| The Blue Coat CofE School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 1,702 | Outstanding 2022 | 93 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Radclyffe School a good school?
The Radclyffe School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2024.
What is The Radclyffe School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Radclyffe School good at its last full inspection on 27 February 2024.
How good are The Radclyffe School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 38% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 42.5, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about level with children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does The Radclyffe School have?
1,430 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,500 places, so it is 95% full.
Is The Radclyffe School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at The Radclyffe School?
Pupils were in school 91.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at The Radclyffe School?
The average class had 23.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does The Radclyffe School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0LS
- Telephone
- 0161 622 3200
- Website
- theradclyffeschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr John Cregg
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Cranmer Education Trust (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Chadderton North
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151610 · LAESTAB 3534028 · UKPRN 10097388
- Formerly
- The Radclyffe School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Oldham council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.