St Herbert's RC Primary School, 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
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Herbert's RC Primary School, 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 Herbert's RC Primary School, 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 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 35 first-choice applications for 39 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There were 21.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 26.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham.
- Free school meal eligibility stood at 25.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.9% 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
- Edward Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9SN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 322 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 35 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 Luke's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bare Trees Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burnley Brow Community School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mills Hill Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Freehold Community Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Westwood Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published