Best secondary schools in Oldham

The Blue Coat CofE School is the top-ranked secondary school in Oldham (LocaleIQ score 93.4 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. Attainment 8 59.1. The score combines Ofsted outcome, Progress 8 and Attainment 8, and cohort-weighted percentile ranks within the Oldham secondary pool.

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School tops the Oldham primary school ranking (LocaleIQ 95.1). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 79% · higher 7%. See the full primary school ranking for Oldham for the complete list.

Attainment 8 measures average GCSE grades across eight subjects; Progress 8 compares actual grades against predictions based on KS2 — a positive figure means pupils outperformed expectations. Top performers in Oldham: The Blue Coat CofE School (Attainment 8 59.1); E-ACT the Oldham Academy North (Attainment 8 48.2); The Crompton House Church of England Academy (Attainment 8 46.8). Both metrics feed into the LocaleIQ secondary school score.

1 secondary school in the Oldham ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: The Blue Coat CofE School. Outstanding means Ofsted judged the school exceptional in all inspection areas. LocaleIQ weighs DfE performance data alongside Ofsted, so a Good-rated school can still rank highly.

This ranking covers 10 secondary schools in the Oldham comparison pool. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, OL2 has the strongest cluster — 43.4 average across 3 ranked secondary schools. OL4 sits at the lower end (13.8 average). Oldham schools need sector discipline because topography and corridors cluster pressure. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.