Woodlands Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Woodlands Primary Academy is a primary school in Oldham for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Woodlands Primary Academy 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 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers; 20 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- The latest Ofsted outcome, on 11 March 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Good (21 January 2020).
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
- Woodlands Primary Academy, Broadbent Road, Oldham, OL1 4HU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 292 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this vibrant, welcoming school.”
- “Staff know them well and celebrate their individuality.”
- “The school fosters an inclusive environment that is aspirational for the achievement of all.”
To improve
- “However, weaknesses in how well the curriculum is delivered mean that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, in some subjects, staff lack the skills needed to explain things clearly and design activities that enable pupils to learn well.”
- “This means that for some pupils, new knowledge is not clearly understood.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 40% | 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, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willowpark Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayfield Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Littlemoor Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Greenacres Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hodge Clough Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beever Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published