Fir Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 19 April 2022
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Fir Bank Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2023. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 entry.
Fir Bank 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 2022 | 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 48 first-choice applications for 29 offers, 1.7 first choices per offer, the highest of 79 Oldham primary schools.
- For Reception 2026, 28 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families were not offered a place; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 17 of the 106 applications for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Oldham, and 0 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6SJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending Fir Bank Primary School.”
- “They feel very much part of the school community, which helps them to feel happy and safe.”
- “Pupils told the inspector that staff are kind and friendly and that they treat all pupils fairly.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, leaders have not determined the most important knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this should be taught.”
- “This means that in these subjects, a minority of pupils do not develop the depth of subject knowledge of which they are capable.”
- “However, not all staff follow the agreed approaches to teaching phonics with fidelity.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 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) | 73% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Thornham St. James CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thorp Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Royton Hall Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crompton Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Paul's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published