# St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy

St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 244 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149868. [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 244
- Council: Oldham
- URN: 149868

## Latest Ofsted outcome

No outcome in Ofsted's file
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils at St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Oldham and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hey-with-Zion Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hey-with-zion-primary-school-e150562): 70 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-leesfield-cofe-primary-school-e105714): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Springhead Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springhead-infant-and-nursery-school-e105668): 760 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- [Oasis Academy Clarksfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-clarksfield-e146767): 940 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Co-op Academy Strinesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-strinesdale-e144508): 960 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Knowsley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowsley-junior-school-e105670): 1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149868)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149868)

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