AXED
:: New Saddleworth High School at the former Diggle Pallet Works. Open September, 2014.

:: £4.7 million school for children with behavioural, social and emotional difficulties at the current South Chadderton School site. Open September, 2013.

:: Refurbishment of New Bridge Special School learning centre, Fitton Hill. Open September, 2012.

:: Extensive refurbishment at Royton and Crompton, Hathershaw, Blue Coat and Crompton House schools. All open by January 2015

:: Refurbishment of Oldham’s Pupil Referral Unit. Open September, 2014.


UP IN THE AIR

:: Merger Our Lady’s and St Augustine’s in a new £30 million Catholic high school on the former Radclyffe Lower School site, Broadway, Chadderton. Open November, 2012.

:: Extensive rebuild at North Chadderton to bring the school onto one site in Chadderton Hall Road. Open February, 2013.


UNDER REVIEW

:: Oldham Oasis Academy new building at Brook Mill, Hollinwood. Open June 2012.

:: Waterhead Academy new building at Orb Mill, Waterhead, open October 2012.

:: Oldham Academy North new building at current Our Lady’s High School site, Royton. Open March, 2013.

The LibDem and Tory axe falls on our schools

MP Phil Woolas has spoken out about the Government’s decision to ditch plans for a new Saddleworth School in Diggle, as the fall out over the sensational axe of the rebuilding scheme contiues.

The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP joined hundreds of shocked parents coming to terms with the consequences for the future of the borough’s ageing schools.

He said: “For the area it is a tragedy, it is very sad, unnecessary and partly political.

“We fought to get Saddleworth high on the list, now all we have to look forward to is what we have already got.”

“The grounds are hopelessly too small for a modern school and while I recognise that good heads and teachers make a good school, which Saddleworth have, a new building would make it so much better.”
 

Woolas hits out at the LibDem/Tory government’s blow to our children’s education