Broadfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 19 April 2022
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Broadfield Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 entry.
Broadfield 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 58 first-choice applications for 42 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer and the 7th highest of 79 Oldham primary schools.
- In 2026, 42 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 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
- Goddard Street, Oldham, OL8 1LH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 384 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to belong to this caring school.”
- “Leaders have created a culture in which pupils feel safe and secure.”
- “Pupils develop positive relationships with their peers and staff.”
To improve
- “In 2025, their attainment in some areas, such as reading, was below that of other pupils.”
- “Some aspects of the important writing knowledge that pupils need for future learning are less secure, resulting in some gaps.”
- “These gaps in pupils' knowledge, including in their written work, are not consistently addressed as quickly as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 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) | 43% | 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: 58 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 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.
- Coppice Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Werneth Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenhill Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alexandra Park Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published