Private schools in Oldham
17 fee-paying schools are registered in Oldham: 9 mainstream and 8 special. 5 are single-sex. 4 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Oldham, OL8 1TJ | 11 to 16 | Boys | Non-faith | 67 | 61% |
| Ellen House Secondary Oldham, OL9 6QH | 11 to 16 | Boys | Non-faith | 54 | 30% |
| Farrowdale House School Oldham, OL2 7AD | 3 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 37 | 25% |
| Greater Manchester Independent School Manchester, M35 0UF | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 62 | 155% |
| Hulme Grammar School Oldham, OL8 4BX | 3 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 579 | 64% |
| Sapience Girls Academy Oldham, OL4 1ER | 11 to 16 | Girls | Non-faith | 51 | 51% |
| The Chadderton Preparatory School Oldham, OL9 0AD | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 121 | 85% |
| Westwood Boys School | 11 to 19 | Boys | Islam | 44 | 55% |
| Westwood High Oldham, OL9 6HR | 2 to 19 | Girls | Islam | 349 | 97% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Futures School Oldham NOT BOLTON, OL3 7EU | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 15 | 83% |
| Chances Mentoring Oldham, OL9 9JT | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 17 | 28% |
| EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale Oldham, OL9 6TR | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 46% |
| Path 4 Oldham, OL9 6QH | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 13 | 22% |
| SEE (Oldham) Oldham, OL1 4AW | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 22 | 39% |
| SMS Changing Lives School Oldham, OL9 9XA | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 35 | 44% |
| Supreme Start Ltd Oldham, OL2 5PJ | 5 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 5 | 25% |
| Teenage Kicks Manchester, M35 9RD | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 64 | 80% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Oldham, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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