Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary school in Oldham. Requires improvement (May 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 May 2023, report published 5 July 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2025
The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.5 milesThe Radclyffe School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 1.2 milesNorth Chadderton School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
- 1.3 milesThe Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025)
- 1.3 milesDixons Middleton Academy
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Jun 2024)
- 1.4 milesOasis Academy Oldham
Good (Jun 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.