Education
See also: List of schools in OldhamAlmost every part of Oldham is served by a school of some kind, some with religious affiliations. According to the Office for Standards in Education, schools within the town perform at mixed levels. Oldham Hulme grammar schools, which dates from 1895, is consistently Oldham's top performing secondary school for girls school and boys school 11- to 16-year-olds, and has a sixth form college of further education for 16- to 18-year-olds on the same site.
Oldham produced someone who is considered to be one of the greatest benefactors of education for the nation, Hugh Oldham, who in 1504 was appointed as Bishop of Exeter, and later went on to found what is now Manchester Grammar School.
University Centre Oldham is a centre for higher education and a sister campus of the University of Huddersfield. It was opened in May 2005 by actor Patrick Stewart, the centre's Chancellor. The University Centre Oldham presented actress Shobna Gulati and artist, Brian Clarke (both born in Oldham) with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the Graduation Ceremony of November 2006, for their achievements and contributions to Oldham and its community.
| School | Type/Status | OfSTED |
|---|---|---|
| The Blue Coat School | Secondary School | 105739 |
| Breeze Hill School | Secondary School | 105731 |
| Counthill School | Secondary School | 105728 |
| Grange School | Secondary School | 105729 |
| Hulme Grammar School | Grammar School | N/A |
| Kaskenmoor School | Secondary School | 105732 |
| New Bridge School | Secondary Special School | 134517 |
| Oldham College | Further education college | 130505 |
| Oldham Sixth Form College | Sixth Form College | 130506 |
| University Centre Oldham | Higher education college | N/A |
| St Augustine of Canterbury R.C. High School | Secondary School | 105741 |
| The Hathershaw College | Secondary School | 105730 |
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“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.”
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