Schools in OL3
Primary and secondary schools serving OL3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 19,786 (2024)
Schools in OL3
12 schools in OL3: 9 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 2 independent. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 11 that publish a capacity are 91% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good58.3%
- Needs improvement8.3%
- Not rated25%
The largest schools here
- Saddleworth SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,444 pupils · 103% fullNeeds improvement0.3 miles · January 2024
- Greenfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 347 pupils · 72% fullExcellent1.1 miles · September 2014
- St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 269 pupils · 90% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2019
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 232 pupils · 98% fullGood0.3 miles · May 2023
- Delph Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 205 pupils · 98% fullGood1.3 miles · April 2023
- Diggle SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 169 pupils · 80% fullGood1.3 miles · April 2023
- Greenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 158 pupils · 75% fullGood1.5 miles · June 2024
- Friezland Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 97 pupils · 92% fullGood1.5 miles · April 2019
- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 47 pupils · 45% fullGood2.8 miles · June 2026
- Bright Futures SchoolOther · ages 5–16 · Independent · 15 pupils · 83% fullNot rated1.5 miles
- Supreme Start LtdOther · ages 5–11 · Independent · 5 pupils · 25% fullNot rated4.6 miles
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith schoolNot rated4.6 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.