Chances Mentoring

  • Special
  • Independent
  • Ages 11 to 16
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

Unit 3 Whitegate Business Centre, Jardine Way, Oldham, OL9 9JTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Chances Mentoring is a special school in Oldham for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 126 schools in Oldham. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 10 March 2026, report published 4 May 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

17 pupils on roll, with places for 60

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Chances Mentoring

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Kingfisher Special School0.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding0% met the expected standard
Halcyon Way School0.1 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstanding0% met the expected standard
Hollinwood Academy1 mileOfsted: OutstandingAttainment 8: 18.4
Path 41 mileReport card: Needs attentionNot published
New Bridge School1 mileOfsted: OutstandingAttainment 8: 0.2

School details

School type
Other independent special school
Sector
Independent
Age range
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Ms Bethany Peak
Address
Unit 3 Whitegate Business Centre, Jardine Way, Oldham, OL9 9JT
Local authority
Oldham
URN
151219

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.