- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average.
44 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.0%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 242
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.9
Primary schools in Oldham
All 42 primary schools in Oldham. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 225
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.6
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average, low absence.
44 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 254
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average.
32 first choices, 34 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 323
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average.
37 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.4%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 245
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Oldham average.
58 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1143%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.0%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 384
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.3%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 226
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average.
32 first choices, 34 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 333
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average.
51 first choices, 52 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.3%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 412
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham, OL1 4NA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average, low absence.
18 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 186
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Oldham average, low absence.
45 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 443
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Oldham average.
21 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 221
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average, low absence.
65 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 525
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Oldham average, low absence.
14 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 377
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average.
33 first choices, 48 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.0%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 429
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Oldham average.
52 first choices, 53 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 447
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average.
4 first choices, 4 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.0%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 206
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Oldham average.
49 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 491
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham, OL8 2SR · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Oldham average, low absence.
22 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1133%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 226
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average.
24 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.4%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 389
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Oldham average, low absence.
60 first choices, 57 offers made
Met the standard at 1143%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 460
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Oldham average.
12 first choices, 13 offers made
Met the standard at 1137%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.3%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 223
- Pupils per teacher
- 31.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Oldham average.
34 first choices, 44 offers made
Met the standard at 1148%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.7%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 337
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Oldham average.
57 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Oldham 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Oldham 6.5%
- Pupils
- 461
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Primary schools42including 3 special
- Met the standard at 1153.1%
- Good or Outstanding78%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools13 of 425 Catholic, 7 Church of England
- With a nursery class37take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals42.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Oldham's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Oldham
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 15 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 27
- Good: 19 of 27
- Requires improvement: 6 of 27
- Inadequate: 0 of 27
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Oldham
Some are faith schools.
13 of the 42 primary schools in Oldham have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
37 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Oldham, explained
There are 42 primary schools in Oldham, teaching 14,239 children. 10 are run by the council and 29 are academies or free schools. Among them are 3 special and 3 independent schools.
78% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
53.1% of pupils in Oldham met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 76%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
42.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,322 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Oldham?
There are 42 primary schools in Oldham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Oldham?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Oldham on Eduscope are Westwood Academy, St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School and Greenacres Primary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Oldham?
Oldham has 2 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 19 are rated Good, meaning 78% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Oldham ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Oldham perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Oldham, 53% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Oldham primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Oldham is 24:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Oldham?
When choosing a primary school in Oldham, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 42 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.