Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Off Canon Dolan Way, Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 9QY ·
At a glance
A state Roman Catholic secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Oldham. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (May 2023). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 43.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 186 families put it first for 265 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,469
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Academy trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Phillips
- Opened
- Mar 2025
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 293 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
186 of 186 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 20 offers went to families living in another council area.
Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
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