Werneth Primary School
Primary schoolWerneth Primary School is a primary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 429 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 23 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Werneth Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Oldham and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 60% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Coppice Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- Thornycroft SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file280 m
- Hulme Grammar SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file290 m
- St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Darul Hadis Latifiah NorthwestIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file590 m
- Broadfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Oldham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).