Area guide · Oldham
Living in Oldham with children
Oldham, Oldham. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 110,722 people in 36,818 households; 43.4% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
101schools in Oldham
£205ktypical semi, 12 months
0crimes a year per 1,000 people
96%gigabit broadband
Schools
101 schools: 79 state primary, 13 state secondary, 2 sixth form or college, 7 privateOldham on the schools map →Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Oldham 58%Ofsted
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Oldham 44.9Ofsted
4Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademySecondary · Top 31% (4/13) · 46.8Requires improvement
Every school in Oldham, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (79)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | School remains Good | 1st (1/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 3% (2/84) in Oldham | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | School remains Good | Top 4% (3/84) in Oldham | — |
| Thornham St. James CofE Primary School | School remains Good (Concerns) | Top 5% (4/84) in Oldham | — |
| Diggle School | School remains Good | Top 6% (5/84) in Oldham | — |
| Rushcroft Primary School | School remains Good | Top 6% (5/84) in Oldham | — |
| Crompton Primary School | School remains Good (Improving) | Top 9% (7/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | School remains Good | Top 12% (10/84) in Oldham | — |
| Buckstones Primary School | Good | Top 14% (11/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | Good | Top 15% (12/84) in Oldham | — |
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Standards maintained | Top 16% (13/84) in Oldham | — |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | School remains Outstanding | Top 17% (14/84) in Oldham | — |
| Fir Bank Primary School | School remains Good | Top 17% (14/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Agnes CofE Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 20% (16/84) in Oldham | — |
| Westwood Academy | Outstanding | Top 21% (17/84) in Oldham | — |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | Good | Top 22% (18/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 23% (19/84) in Oldham | — |
| Limehurst Community Primary School | School remains Good | Top 24% (20/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Requires improvement | Top 25% (21/84) in Oldham | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 27% (22/84) in Oldham | — |
| Friezland Primary School | Some aspects not as strong | Top 28% (23/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy | — | Top 29% (24/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | School remains Good | Top 30% (25/84) in Oldham | — |
| Burnley Brow Community School | School remains Good | Top 31% (26/84) in Oldham | — |
| Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | Good | Top 33% (27/84) in Oldham | — |
| Beal Vale Primary School | Good | Top 35% (29/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | Good | Top 36% (30/84) in Oldham | — |
| Greenfield Primary School | Good | Top 37% (31/84) in Oldham | — |
| Mills Hill Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 37% (31/84) in Oldham | — |
| Knowsley Junior School | Good | Top 40% (33/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Good | Top 41% (34/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 42% (35/84) in Oldham | — |
| Delph Primary School | School remains Good | Top 43% (36/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Improved significantly | Top 45% (37/84) in Oldham | — |
| Royton Hall Primary School | Good | Top 46% (38/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Requires improvement | Top 46% (38/84) in Oldham | — |
| Holy Family RC Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 48% (40/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School | Good | Top 49% (41/84) in Oldham | — |
| Werneth Primary School | Good | Top 50% (42/84) in Oldham | — |
| Yew Tree Community School | Good | (43/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Requires improvement | (44/84) in Oldham | — |
| Hey-with-Zion Primary School | School remains Good | (45/84) in Oldham | — |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary School | Good | (46/84) in Oldham | — |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | School remains Good | (47/84) in Oldham | — |
| Coppice Primary Academy | Standards maintained | (48/84) in Oldham | — |
| Holy Cross Ceva Primary School | Standards maintained | (48/84) in Oldham | — |
| Richmond Academy | School remains Good | (50/84) in Oldham | — |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | Good | (51/84) in Oldham | — |
| Oasis Academy Clarksfield | Good | (52/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | Good | (53/84) in Oldham | — |
| Littlemoor Primary School | Requires improvement | (54/84) in Oldham | — |
| Freehold Community Academy | School remains Good (Improving) | (55/84) in Oldham | — |
| Hodge Clough Primary School | School remains Good (Concerns) | (56/84) in Oldham | — |
| Beever Primary School | Good | (57/84) in Oldham | — |
| Thorp Primary School | Good | (58/84) in Oldham | — |
| Northmoor Academy | Good | (59/84) in Oldham | — |
| Stanley Road Primary School | Good | (60/84) in Oldham | — |
| Mayfield Primary School | Requires improvement | (61/84) in Oldham | — |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | Ofsted report card | (62/84) in Oldham | — |
| East Crompton St George's CofE School | Good | (64/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | Good | (65/84) in Oldham | — |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | Requires improvement | (67/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Hugh's CofE Primary School | Good | (67/84) in Oldham | — |
| Greenhill Academy | Good | (69/84) in Oldham | — |
| Medlock Valley Primary School | Good | (70/84) in Oldham | — |
| Horton Mill Community Primary School | Requires improvement | (71/84) in Oldham | — |
| Bare Trees Primary School | Good | (73/84) in Oldham | — |
| Broadfield Primary School | Ofsted report card | (74/84) in Oldham | — |
| Alexandra Park Junior School | Requires improvement | (75/84) in Oldham | — |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | Good | (76/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Good | (77/84) in Oldham | — |
| Alt Academy | School remains Good | (78/84) in Oldham | — |
| Higher Failsworth Primary School | Good | (79/84) in Oldham | — |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | Requires improvement | (79/84) in Oldham | — |
| Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School | Good | (81/84) in Oldham | — |
| St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School | Good | (82/84) in Oldham | — |
| Oasis Academy Limeside | Requires improvement | (83/84) in Oldham | — |
| Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Good | (84/84) in Oldham | — |
| Springhead Infant and Nursery School | Ofsted report card | — | — |
State secondary schools (13)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Coat CofE School | Outstanding | 1st (1/13) in Oldham | — |
| The Crompton House Church of England Academy | School remains Good | Top 16% (2/13) in Oldham | — |
| Saddleworth School | Requires improvement | Top 24% (3/13) in Oldham | — |
| Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Requires improvement | Top 31% (4/13) in Oldham | — |
| E-ACT the Oldham Academy North | Improved significantly | Top 47% (6/13) in Oldham | — |
| Oasis Academy Oldham | Good | (7/13) in Oldham | — |
| North Chadderton School | Good | (8/13) in Oldham | — |
| The Radclyffe School | Good | (9/13) in Oldham | — |
| Oasis Academy Leesbrook | Good | (10/13) in Oldham | — |
| E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy | Good | (11/13) in Oldham | — |
| Co-op Academy Strinesdale | Requires improvement | (12/13) in Oldham | — |
| The Hathershaw College | Ofsted report card | (13/13) in Oldham | — |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | Good | — | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (2)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Sixth Form College | Good | (3/4) in Oldham | — |
| The Oldham College | Requires improvement | — | — |
Private schools (7)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulme Grammar School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | 1st (1/1) in Oldham | — |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest | — | — | — |
| Ellen House Secondary | — | — | — |
| Farrowdale House School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards not met | — | — |
| Sapience Girls Academy | — | — | — |
| The Chadderton Preparatory School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
| Westwood High | — | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)Detached£320,000
Semi-detached£205,000
Terraced£152,000
Flat or maisonette£96,000
The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (64 detached, 153 semi-detached, 289 terraced, 10 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Oldham. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Oldham →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)3railway stations within 2 km: Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) (0.1 miles); Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) (0.2 miles); Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) (0.5 miles)
105bus stops within 1 km of the town centre
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 96% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 100%, on average across the 2,643 postcodes in OL9, OL8, OL2. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published prices61registered nurseries and pre-schools
£42 to £120a day, where 12 publish a day rate (the middle £76)
What Ofsted found: 5 outstanding; 45 good, or expected standard; 2 requires improvement; 9 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 61 in Oldham.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Oldham
The next dates for families applyingSecondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
Secondary offer day1 Mar 2027
Application deadlines and offer days: Oldham.
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