Community school · Oldham

Mather Street Primary School

3–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105649URN

Mather Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

31 applications for 18 places · 61st of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Oldham median (2.3) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.7; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.1; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oldham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	31	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2025	21	26	1.2	17	0.81
Sep 2024	22	30	1.4	17	0.77
Sep 2023	26	34	1.3	20	0.77
Sep 2022	32	36	1.1	23	0.72
Sep 2021	22	22	1.0	16	0.73
Sep 2020	26	26	1.0	22	0.85
Sep 2019	27	27	1.0	23	0.85
Sep 2018	27	26	1.0	23	0.85
Sep 2017	17	20	1.2	14	0.82
Sep 2016	19	23	1.2	18	0.95
Sep 2015	22	25	1.1	19	0.86
Sep 2014	17	28	1.7	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 48% · Writing 55% · Maths 55% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%60th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard48%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard3%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	3%	100	100
2023/24	48%	0%	107	104
2022/23	57%	0%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mather Street Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
0.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
New Moston Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
All Saints C of E Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
South Failsworth Community Primary School
1.3 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105649 · 353/2054
Capacity: 240 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 58.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mather Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0DT
Local authority: Oldham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources