Schools and Education in Saddleworth

There are 35 schools in Saddleworth (excluding independent schools), including 29 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Saddleworth has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There is 1 school in Saddleworth under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Pupils Referral Units

Saddleworth Education Profile

The median school in Saddleworth has 23% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 11th lowest figure in Greater Manchester. This represents about 3,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Saddleworth's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Saddleworth is 23.33 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 27th highest ratio in Greater Manchester, and the 396th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Saddleworth operating with pupil referral units offer 70 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

29

10% Outstanding • 86% Good

Secondaries

4

0% Outstanding • 75% Good

Primary Schools in Saddleworth

Most of Saddleworth's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 25 schools or 86% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very high - about 34% and 31% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 10% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Saddleworth's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Beal Vale Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Very high
Buckstones Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
High
Very high
Christ Church CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
Delph Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Diggle School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
East Crompton St George's CofE School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Friezland Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
High
High
Greenacres Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Greenfield Primary School 2–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Greenfield St Mary's CofE School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Hey-with-Zion Primary School 3–11 yrs 320
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England/Methodist
Hodge Clough Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Knowsley Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
High
High
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Milton St John's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Oasis Academy Clarksfield 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Springhead Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 207
Good
Very high
St Agnes CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
St Anne's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Chad's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 300
Good
High
High
Church of England
St Edward's RC School 3–11 yrs 245
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Hugh's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Joseph's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Church of England
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Church of England
Woodlands Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very high

Saddleworth Secondary Schools

Most of Saddleworth's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 75% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and good - about 50% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 25% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Saddleworth's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Mossley Hollins High School 11–16 yrs 890
Good
Good
Low
Oasis Academy Leesbrook 11–16 yrs 1,500
Good
Very low
Saddleworth School 11–16 yrs 1,406
Good
Very low
Low
Waterhead Academy 11–16 yrs 1,500
Special Measures
Very low
Good

Saddleworth Pupil Referral Units

Most of Saddleworth's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Saddleworth's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Kingsland School 10–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 31 Jul 2023