Delph Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Delph Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Delph Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at all 49 other Oldham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oldham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Denshaw Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5HN
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are well looked after and cared for at Delph Primary School.”
- “They told the inspector that they are happy and safe.”
- “Strong respectful relationships are evident between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “However, some of the changes made are still very new.”
- “Some staff are still getting used to teaching different content.”
- “Leaders are at the early stages of checking how well the new curriculums are being delivered to make sure that they are making a difference to pupils’ achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Diggle School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Chad's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hodge Clough Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Knowsley Junior School 2.2 mi Good
- St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained