Oldham primary schools deliver strong academic results, with 70% of pupils meeting expected standards in reading, writing and maths, well above England's 82%. 17% achieve the higher standard, more than double the national average of 8%. Christ Church CofE Primary School, Crawley Way, Greenfield St Mary's CofE School, and St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School are among the highest-performing options across the borough. With 83 schools serving Oldham, families have extensive choice, and 89% of schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Filter by Ofsted rating or use the comparison tool to shortlist schools that match your priorities.
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #1 | Christ Church CofE Primary School, Crawley Way | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #7 | Corpus Christi RC Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 9.6/10Elite |
| #12 | St Herbert's RC Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 7/10Good |
| #14 | St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 8.1/10Excellent |
| #20 | Mills Hill Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #24 | Burnley Brow Community School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #27 | Stanley Road Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #33 | Yew Tree Community School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 6.5/10Good |
| #42 | St Luke's CofE Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #48 | Bare Trees Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #56 | Northmoor Academy | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #69 | Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| N/A | The Chadderton Preparatory School | Independent | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| N/A | Westwood High | Independent | All-through | 2-18+ years | Girls | Islam | Information not available |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #65 | Oasis Academy Clarksfield | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #53 | Coppice Primary Academy | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #18 | Delph Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #16 | Christ Church CofE Primary School, Delph Road | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 4/10Developing |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #34 | Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #46 | Freehold Community Academy | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #47 | Greenacres Primary Academy | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7.6/10Excellent |
| #52 | Richmond Academy | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #54 | St. Theresa's RC Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 7/10Good |
| #58 | Alexandra Park Junior School | State | Primary | 7-11 years | Mixed | None | 5.3/10Developing |
| #60 | Mayfield Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 5.5/10Developing |
| #72 | St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 5.1/10Developing |
| #74 | Woodlands Primary Academy, Oldham | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 6.1/10Developing |
| N/A | Hulme Grammar School | Independent | All-through | 2-18 years | Mixed | None | 9.3/10Elite |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #22 | Diggle School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| #4 | Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #9 | St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7.6/10Excellent |
| #45 | Holy Rosary RC Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 6.6/10Good |
| #66 | Medlock Valley Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| #35 | Holy Cross Ceva Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #43 | Greenhill Academy | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #70 | Horton Mill Community Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 5.5/10Developing |
| N/A | Glodwick Infant and Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-7 years | Mixed | None | 10/10Elite |
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| #3 | St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #50 | St Anne's RC Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 6.1/10Developing |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #2 | Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #15 | Greenfield Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #39 | Friezland Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| #67 | Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 5.1/10Developing |
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| #10 | St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #49 | Broadfield Primary School | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #57 | St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #61 | Willowpark Primary Academy | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| #76 | St Hugh's CofE Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #5 | St Agnes CofE Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #17 | St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #30 | Hey-with-Zion Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England & Protestant | 7/10Good |
| #41 | St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #23 | Limehurst Community Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #55 | Holy Family RC Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 5.5/10Developing |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #64 | Oasis Academy Limeside | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | None | 5.1/10Developing |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #71 | Littlemoor Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 5.5/10Developing |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #62 | Hodge Clough Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #19 | Westwood Academy, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 10/10Elite |
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| #36 | St Hilda's CofE Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #73 | Beever Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #11 | Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 7/10Good |
| #13 | Fir Bank Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #25 | Thorp Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #40 | St. Paul's CofE Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #51 | Royton Hall Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #63 | St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 5.5/10Developing |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #6 | Buckstones Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | None | 8/10Excellent |
| #8 | Rushcroft Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #31 | St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Catholic | 7/10Good |
| #32 | East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| #37 | Beal Vale Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #59 | Crompton Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #68 | East Crompton St George's CofE School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
| N/A | Farrowdale House School | Independent | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | - |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #75 | St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #38 | Knowsley Junior School | State | Primary | 7-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| N/A | Springhead Infant and Nursery School | State | Primary | 3-7 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #21 | Thornham St. James CofE Primary School | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #26 | St Chad's Church of England Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 4-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 7/10Good |
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| Rank | School Name | School Type | Phase | Age Range | Gender | Religious | FMS Inspection Score |
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| #28 | Roundthorn Primary Academy | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7.6/10Excellent |
| #29 | Werneth Primary School | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
| #44 | St Thomas CofE Primary School, Oldham | State | Primary | 2-11 years | Mixed | Church of England | 8.7/10Excellent |
| #77 | Alt Academy | State | Primary | 3-11 years | Mixed | None | 7/10Good |
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