1
Beal Vale Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 7SY
2
28 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in OL2
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of OL2. 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
16
Outstanding
0
Good
12
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 92% · RI: 8% · I: 0%
2
Thorp Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 5TY
2
1 Aug 2023
3
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL2 8SZ
2
17 Mar 2020
4
East Crompton St George's CofE School
Oldham • OL2 8AX
2
6 Jan 2020
5
Crompton Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 7HD
2
11 Mar 2019
6
Royton Hall Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 6RW
2
9 Jan 2019
7
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL2 7TD
2
24 May 2016
8
Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School
Oldham • Lancashire • OL2 5PQ
2
15 Jun 2015
9
Fir Bank Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 6SJ
2
11 Mar 2014
10
Rushcroft Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 7YL
2
5 Dec 2012
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
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 2 • May 2012
- St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School 2 • May 2012
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 3 • Jan 2022
- Buckstones Primary School Not judged • Nov 2024