Greenacres Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2024
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Greenacres Primary Academy is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 June 2022. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.
Greenacres 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 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 29 offers, 1.5 first choices per offer and the 3rd highest of 79 Oldham primary schools.
- All 29 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (34%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 29.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 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
- Dunkerley Street, Oldham, OL4 2AX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 254 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Greenacres Primary Academy.”
- “They learn enthusiastically with a sense of joy.”
- “Leaders welcome pupils, along with their families, into a highly nurturing and supportive learning environment.”
To improve
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance should maintain and build on the school's highly effective work to ensure that more pupils attain the higher standard in published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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 Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Littlemoor Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Mayfield Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Horton Mill Community Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beever Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hey-with-Zion Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published