Saddleworth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Unique reference
- 105736
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, Diggle, OL3 5NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1418 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 88.8%
Mixed 4.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Other White 1.4%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.55
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 43
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 29 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Saddleworth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 77
Offers
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 288 144 144 |
| Year 8 | 299 157 142 |
| Year 9 | 278 138 140 |
| Year 10 | 274 127 147 |
| Year 11 | 279 139 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 35.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |