The Hathershaw College
About the school
The Hathershaw College is an open secondary school in Oldham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 7 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.3
- Oldham
- 42.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Oldham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 26.80%
- Oldham
- 36.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.40%
- Oldham
- 57.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 35.70%
- Oldham
- 41.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.52
- Oldham
- 3.69
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1051
Girls
46.43%
Boys
53.57%
SEN support
16.46%
Education, health and care plan
4.38%
English as an additional language
48.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
48.91%
Overall absence
7.64
Persistent absence
24.18
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
211
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
10%