Best primary schools in Oldham (2026)

Oldham has 32 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School, in the top 24% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 54%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 24% in England	St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Oldham · Church of England	77%	76%	0%	Not judged
2 Top 24% in England	Westwood Academy Oldham	75%	73%	3%	Outstanding
3 Top 35% in England	Limehurst Community Primary School Oldham	71%	70%	5%	No rating
4 Top 46% in England	Roundthorn Primary Academy Oldham	66%	73%	0%	Good
5 Bottom 47% in England	Willowpark Primary Academy Oldham	63%	59%	0%	No rating
6 Bottom 44% in England	St Thomas CofE Primary School Oldham · Church of England	62%	62%	3%	Good
7 Bottom 43% in England	Greenacres Primary Academy Oldham	61%	57%	7%	Good
8 Bottom 35% in England	Werneth Primary School Oldham	59%	60%	4%	Good
9 Bottom 35% in England	St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Oldham · Church of England	57%	65%	9%	Good
10 Bottom 32% in England	Holy Cross Ceva Primary School Oldham · Church of England	58%	58%	3%	No rating
11 Bottom 28% in England	Richmond Academy Oldham	56%	58%	2%	No rating
12 Bottom 28% in England	Freehold Community Academy Oldham	56%	55%	3%	No rating
13 Bottom 23% in England	Hodge Clough Primary School Oldham	53%	55%	0%	No rating
14 Bottom 23% in England	Holy Family RC Primary School Oldham · Roman Catholic	55%	63%	0%	Report card
15 Bottom 21% in England	Medlock Valley Primary School Oldham	53%	48%	0%	Good
16 Bottom 19% in England	Broadfield Primary School Oldham	51%	43%	7%	Report card
17 Bottom 17% in England	Coppice Primary Academy Oldham	51%	58%	3%	No rating
18 Bottom 15% in England	St Hugh's CofE Primary School Oldham · Church of England	50%	50%	0%	Good
19 Bottom 14% in England	St Hilda's CofE Primary School Oldham · Church of England	49%	51%	3%	Good
20 Bottom 14% in England	Greenhill Academy Oldham	49%	48%	3%	Good
21 Bottom 13% in England	Northmoor Academy Oldham	47%	53%	4%	Not judged
22 Bottom 13% in England	Oasis Academy Clarksfield Oldham	47%	57%	3%	Good
23 Bottom 12% in England	Littlemoor Primary School Oldham	47%	56%	0%	Requires improvement
24 Bottom 11% in England	St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School Oldham · Church of England	43%	37%	0%	Good
25 Bottom 9% in England	Alexandra Park Junior School Oldham	43%	43%	5%	Requires improvement
26 Bottom 8% in England	Woodlands Primary Academy Oldham	44%	40%	0%	Not judged
27 Bottom 7% in England	Oasis Academy Limeside Oldham	42%	36%	3%	Requires improvement
28 Bottom 6% in England	Beever Primary School Oldham	42%	54%	0%	Good
29 Bottom 6% in England	Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School Oldham	42%	43%	0%	Not judged
30 Bottom 5% in England	Alt Academy Oldham	39%	40%	2%	No rating
31 Bottom 5% in England	Horton Mill Community Primary School Oldham	40%	47%	0%	Not judged
32 Bottom 5% in England	Mayfield Primary School Oldham	39%	53%	0%	Requires improvement

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What is the best primary school in Oldham?

On exam results over the last three years, St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School is the top-ranked primary school in Oldham, in the top 24% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.