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: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town 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
43
Outstanding
1
Good
33
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 3% · G: 85% · RI: 13% · I: 0%
2
Higher Failsworth Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • M35 9EA
2
24 Sep 2024
3
Bare Trees Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL9 0DX
2
15 Sep 2024
4
St. Theresa's RC Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL1 4NA
2
15 Sep 2024
5
Beal Vale Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 7SY
2
28 Apr 2024
6
Medlock Valley Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL8 2PN
2
20 Mar 2024
7
Stanley Road Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL9 7HX
2
28 Feb 2024
8
Roundthorn Primary Academy
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL4 5LN
2
31 Jan 2024
9
Thorp Primary School
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL2 5TY
2
1 Aug 2023
10
Greenacres Primary Academy
Oldham • Greater Manchester • OL4 2AX
2
21 Sep 2022
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
- Beever Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- Knowsley Junior School 2 • May 2022
- Mills Hill Primary School 2 • Jan 2022
- Greenhill Academy 2 • Jun 2020
- Woodlands Primary Academy 2 • Feb 2020
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School 2 • Jan 2020
- Horton Mill Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2019
- Willowpark Primary Academy 2 • Jul 2019
- Friezland Primary School 2 • May 2019
- Crompton Primary School 2 • Mar 2019