Fee-paying schools in OL8, Oldham
9 within 3 miles of the district's centre, nearest first. Age ranges are each school's own statutory range, which is what decides whether it takes a given year group.
| School | Distance | Ages | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulme Grammar School | 0.3 mi | 3 to 18 |
All-through Selective |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest | 0.8 mi | 11 to 16 |
Secondary Boys Selective |
| Sapience Girls Academy | 1.0 mi | 11 to 16 |
Secondary Girls |
| Westwood Boys School | 1.1 mi | 11 to 19 |
Secondary Boys Islam |
| Westwood High | 1.1 mi | 2 to 19 |
All-through Girls Islam |
| Ellen House Secondary | 1.6 mi | 11 to 16 |
Secondary Boys |
| Greater Manchester Independent School | 2.0 mi | 11 to 18 | Secondary |
| The Chadderton Preparatory School | 2.1 mi | 2 to 11 | Primary |
| Safe Start School | 2.9 mi | 11 to 19 | Secondary |
The state schools alongside them
The same area holds 69 state primary and 16 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for OL8 →
Checking a specific address
Distance from a school is measured to a front door, not to a district's centre. Put a postcode in and the report works out the real distance to each school, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and the rest.
Common questions
How many private schools are there in OL8?
9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central OL8, Oldham, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.
Do private schools in OL8 have Ofsted ratings?
No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.
Are private schools in OL8 selective?
2 of the 9 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.
Are there single-sex private schools in OL8?
5 of the 9 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.