Secondary
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 3EP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1034 of 1050 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- Oldham
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Trust
- THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 106.4
- Pupils per adult
- 9.8
- Pupils
- 1,047
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
27%
10 points below the Oldham average (37% across 10 schools)
39.3
4.4 below the Oldham average (43.7 across 10 schools)
9th of 10 by our score, among the secondary schools in Oldham we can score - 21 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 |
| Entered the EBacc | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45% |
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 27% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.25 |
| 22/23 | -0.07 |
| 23/24 | -0.23 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.8 |
| 22/23 | 42.5 |
| 23/24 | 41.0 |
| 24/25 | 39.3 |
Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 3EP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Oldham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Susie Fraser
- Address
- Bellfield Avenue, Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 3EP
- Telephone
- 01617708555