St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at all 49 other Oldham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 2nd highest 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
- Rowland Way, Lees, Oldham, OL4 3LQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 24 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.
- Hey-with-Zion Primary School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springhead Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Knowsley Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenacres Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Littlemoor Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published