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Waterhead Academy

Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road
Oldham
Greater Manchester
England
OL43NY

📞 phone: 01616 205859

👨‍🏫 principal: Mr James Wilson

🌍 web: www.waterheadacademy.co.uk


1358 pupils mixed gender
1500 pupils capacity: 91% full

660 boys 49%

698 girls 51%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
144508
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
4004
Open date
1. September 2016
Reason open
Fresh Start
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 395417, Northing: 405999
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.551, Longitude: -2.0706
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
19. October 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Oldham East and Saddleworth › Saddleworth North
Free school meals %
38.90
Trust
SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
Learning provider ref #
10063182

School governors

  • Mr Tariq Rafique, Local Governor
    (22. September 2020—21. September 2024)
  • Mr Nick Middleton, Local Governor
    (22. September 2020—19. October 2022)
  • Dr John Anchor, Local Governor
    (22. September 2020—21. September 2024)
  • Mr Amir Khan, Local Governor
    (1. December 2019—30. November 2023)
  • Mr Gordon Leach, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (10. December 2019—19. October 2022)
  • Mr Darren Lyon, Local Governor
    (1. June 2020—31. December 2022)
  • Mr Douglas King, Local Governor
    (11. February 2021—10. February 2025)
  • Ms Martine Brown, Local Governor
    (5. February 2021—27. March 2023)
  • Ms Sarah Knaggs, Local Governor
    (5. May 2021—4. July 2022)
  • Mr Nick Middleton, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (20. October 2022—23. January 2023)
  • Mr Gordon Leach, Local Governor
    (20. October 2022—9. December 2023)
  • Mr James Wilson, Local Governor
    (1. January 2023—None)
  • Ms Helen Stevenson, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (24. January 2023—23. January 2026)
  • Mr Nick Middleton, Local Governor
    (24. January 2023—21. September 2024)
  • Mr Richard Gunby, Local Governor
    (23. February 2023—22. February 2027)
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