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State-funded schools

Primary schools

*Alexandra Park Junior School,

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

*Alt Academy,

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*Bare Trees Primary School,

Chadderton Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. Hi ...

*Beal Vale Primary School,

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*Beever Primary School, Oldham *Blackshaw Lane Primary School,

Royton Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is northwest of Old ...

*The Brian Clarke CE Academy, Oldham *Broadfield Primary School, Oldham *Buckstones Primary School, Shaw *Burnley Brow Community School, Chadderton *Christ Church CE Primary School, Chadderton *Christ Church CE Primary School,

Denshaw Denshaw is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Tame, high amongst the Pennines above the village of Delph, northeast of Oldham, ...

*Clarksfield Primary School, Oldham *Coppice Primary Academy,

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*Corpus Christi RC Primary School, Chadderton *Crompton Primary School, Shaw *Delph Primary School,

Delph Delph (Old English ''(ge)delf'' a quarry) is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies amongst the Pennines on ...

*Diggle Primary School, Diggle *East Crompton St George's CE Primary School, Shaw *East Crompton St James' CE Primary School, Shaw *Fir Bank Primary School, Royton *Freehold Community Academy, Oldham *Friezland Primary School,

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*Glodwick Infant and Nursery School,

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*Greenacres Primary Academy, Oldham *Greenfield Primary School, Greenfield *Greenfield St Mary's CE School, Greenfield *Greenhill Academy, Glodwick *Hey-with-Zion Primary School, Lees *Higher Failsworth Primary School,

Failsworth Failsworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and south-west of Oldham. The orbital M60 motorway skirts it to the east. The population at the 2011 census was 2 ...

*Hodge Clough Primary School, Moorside *Holy Cross CE Primary School, Oldham *Holy Family RC Primary School, Oldham *Holy Rosary RC Primary School,

Fitton Hill Fitton Hill is a large housing estate in the town of Oldham in Greater Manchester, contiguous with Hathershaw and Bardsley. Lying 2 miles south of Oldham town centre, the Fitton Hill estate was built during the 1950s and 1960s on previously u ...

*Holy Trinity CE Primary School,

Dobcross Dobcross is a village in the civil parish of the Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is in a valley in the South Pennines, along the course of the River Tame and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, ...

*Horton Mill Community Primary School, Glodwick *Knowsley Junior School,

Springhead Springhead lies at the source of the River Ebbsfleet, just southwest of the Gravesend suburban conurbations. Springhead forms one of the major quarters of the Ebbsfleet Valley development, with housing and the associated facilities now under con ...

*Limehurst Community Primary School, Oldham *Littlemoor Primary School, Oldham *Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School, Oldham *Mather Street Primary School, Failsworth *Mayfield Primary School,

Derker Derker is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in north-central Oldham, close to the boundary with Royton. History Historically a part of Lancashire, Derker was recorded as a place of residence in 1604 with the name ''Dir ...

*Medlock Valley Primary School, Fitton Hill *Mills Hill Primary School, Chadderton *Northmoor Academy, Oldham *Oasis Academy Clarksfield, Clarksfield *Oasis Academy Limeside,

Limeside Limeside is a large housing estate in Oldham, Lancashire, England, 2 miles south of the town centre in the Hollinwood, Lancashire , Hollinwood ward, contiguous with Failsworth, Hollins, Oldham, Hollins and Garden Suburb, Oldham, Garden Suburb. Da ...

*Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School, Failsworth *Richmond Academy, Oldham *Roundthorn Primary Academy, Oldham *Royton Hall Primary School, Royton *Rushcroft Primary School, Shaw *St Agnes CE Primary School, Lees *St Anne's CE Lydgate Primary School,

Grasscroft Grasscroft is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village has two notable residents - former Manchester ...

*St Anne's CE Royton, Royton *St Anne's RC Primary School, Oldham *St Chad's CE Primary School,

Uppermill Uppermill is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Tame in a valley amongst the South Pennines with ...

*St Edward's RC School, Lees *St Herbert's RC School, Chadderton *St Hilda's CE Primary School, Oldham *St Hugh's CE Primary School, Oldham *St John's CE Primary School, Failsworth *St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School, Shaw *St Luke's CE Primary School, Chadderton *St Margaret's CE Junior Infant and Nursery School, Hollinwood *St Martin's CE Junior Infant and Nursery School, Oldham *St Mary's CE Primary School, High Crompton *St Mary's RC Primary School, Failsworth *St Matthew's CE Primary School, Chadderton *St Patrick's RC Primary School, Oldham *St Paul's CE Primary School, Royton *St Teresa's RC Primary School, Derker *St Thomas' CE Primary School, Lees *St Thomas' CE Primary School,

Sholver Sholver is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. An elevated, residential area, it lies near the middle of the Oldham part of the valley of the River Beal, northeast of Oldham's commercial centre, nearly at the northeasternmost ext ...

*St Thomas' CE Primary School, Werneth *SS Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, Royton *South Failsworth Community Primary School, Failsworth *Springhead Infant and Nursery School, Springhead *Stanley Road Primary School, Chadderton *Thornham St James CE Primary School, Thornham *Thorp Primary School, Royton *Werneth Primary Academy, Werneth *Westwood Academy, Oldham *Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School, Chadderton *Willowpark Primary Academy, Oldham *Woodhouses Primary School, Failsworth *Woodlands Primary Academy, Oldham *Yew Tree Community School, Chadderton

Secondary schools

* Blessed John Henry Newman RC College,

* The Blue Coat School,

The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy , motto_translation = ''let your light shine'' , address = Booth Street , city = Oldham , county = Greater Manchester , postcode = OL9 6EF , country ...

, Oldham *

Co-op Academy Failsworth Co-op Academy Failsworth, formerly Failsworth School, is a co-educational secondary school admitting children between 11 and 16 years of age. The school is located in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. School history New school buildings were ope ...

* Crompton House CE Academy,

E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy is a coeducational, secondary academy school for 11- to 16-year-olds in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. History The school was formerly called Royton and Crompton School. In th ...

The Hathershaw College The Hathershaw College is a coeducational, Secondary Academy for 11- to 16-year-olds in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, Ofsted rated the school as "good". In 2010, Ofsted described it as "good with outstanding features". In 2014, ...

Hathershaw Hathershaw (or, archaically, Hathershaw Moor) is an urban area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies a hillside to the immediate south of Oldham town centre, and is bordered by the districts of Coppice and Fitton Hill to, respecti ...

North Chadderton School North Chadderton School is a mixed gender secondary school and sixth form, located in Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Admissions The range of academic years correspond to ages from 11 to 18. The s ...

, Chadderton *

Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oasis Academy Leesbrook is coeducational secondary school located in the Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It is part of the Oasis Community Learning. It opened to pupils in September 2018. It moved to its new site on 9 November 2020. It ...

, Oldham * Oasis Academy Oldham, Hollinwood *

Oldham Academy North Oldham Academy North (formerly Grange High School) is a mixed gender secondary school with academy status for 11- to 16-year-olds located in the Royton area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The academy is sponsored by E-ACT. The school ...

, Royton *

The Radclyffe School The Radclyffe School is a mixed comprehensive school for 11- to 16-year-olds, located in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England. History Grammar school The school was originally called Chadderton Grammar School and opened in 1930. It was of ...

, Chadderton *

Saddleworth School Saddleworth School is a community secondary school in Diggle, England, for students in years 7–11. History First built in 1911 as a junior and infants school, Saddleworth School was expanded to a secondary school sometime between 1960 an ...

Waterhead Academy Waterhead Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The academy was taken out of special measures in June 2016 and was one of the most improved academies in the country in 2016. The Academ ...

, Oldham

Special and alternative schools

*Halcyon Way School,

*Hollinwood Academy, Hollinwood *Kingfisher Special School, Chadderton * Kingsland School,

Watersheddings Watersheddings was the site of a former rugby league stadium in the Watersheddings area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Historically it was in Lancashire, lying on the A672 (Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham ...

*New Bridge School, Hollinwood *Spring Brook Academy,

*The Springboard Project, Oldham

Further education

* Crompton House CE Sixth Form, Shaw * North Chadderton Sixth Form, Chadderton *

Oldham Sixth Form College Oldham Sixth Form College is a government-funded college of further education in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Opened in 1992 as a specialist centre for advanced-level study, the Principal of the college is Jayne Clarke. Despite being ...

, Oldham * The Blue Coat Sixth Form, Oldham *

The Oldham College Oldham College, is a further education college based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. History Oldham College was established in 1893 after a donation from the Platt family, a famous textile machinery manufacturer. This led to the institu ...

, Oldham

Independent schools

Primary and preparatory schools

*The Chadderton Prepraratory School,

*Farrowdale House School,

Senior and all-through schools

* Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest,

Hulme Grammar School Oldham Hulme Grammar School, formerly Hulme Grammar School, is a private grammar school in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. History Oldham Grammar School was founded in 1611 by several charitable individuals including Laurence Chadeton, b ...

, Oldham *Sapience Girls Academy, Oldham *Westwood Boys School, Oldham *Westwood High, Oldham

Special and alternative schools

*Bright Futures School,

*Elland House School,

*SMS Changing Lives,

*Teenage Kicks, Failsworth

References

Schools in Oldham

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