1
Westwood Academy
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL9 6BH
1
20 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Oldham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Oldham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
85
Outstanding
3
Good
61
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 85% · RI: 11% · I: 0%
2
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Greater Manchester • Greater Manchester • OL4 1AJ
1
11 Mar 2019
3
Corpus Christi RC Primary School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL9 7HA
1
23 Dec 2015
4
Higher Failsworth Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • M35 9EA
2
24 Sep 2024
5
Bare Trees Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL9 0DX
2
15 Sep 2024
6
St. Theresa's RC Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL1 4NA
2
15 Sep 2024
7
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL1 4RL
2
21 Jul 2024
8
Greenfield St Mary's CofE School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL3 7DW
2
16 Jul 2024
9
South Failsworth Community Primary School
Manchester • M35 0NY
2
20 May 2024
10
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL1 2HJ
2
20 May 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Beal Vale Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- Medlock Valley Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- Stanley Road Primary School 2 • Feb 2024
- Roundthorn Primary Academy 2 • Jan 2024
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2024
- Thorp Primary School 2 • Aug 2023
- St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School 2 • Jul 2023
- Werneth Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2 • Jun 2023
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield 2 • Jun 2023