St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
St Chad's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Chad's Church of England 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.
- There were 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers for Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 24.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham.
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
- Rhodes Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils describe this school as safe, happy and caring.”
- “They are taught how to recognise and manage their emotions well.”
- “This means that pupils use a range of strategies and resources to regulate their emotions.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, staff do not check well enough what pupils have understood during lessons.”
- “This means that, at times, staff do not spot and then correct pupils’ mistakes or misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (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) | 64% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenfield Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Diggle School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenfield St Mary's CofE School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Delph Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Friezland Primary School 1.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained
- Knowsley Junior School 2.5 mi Good