Voluntary controlled school · Oldham

Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School

4–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/Free ChurchReligious character
105688URN

Ashton Road, Woodhouses, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9WL

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

54 applications for 20 places · 17th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 19 November 2025Published 29 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected 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

19 November 2025
Report card · 7 Expected standard
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Oldham median (2.3) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

54 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 12 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	20	54	2.7	20	1.00
Sep 2025	20	55	2.8	29	1.45
Sep 2024	19	44	2.3	20	1.05
Sep 2023	19	45	2.4	15	0.79
Sep 2022	19	35	1.8	14	0.74
Sep 2021	17	44	2.6	14	0.82
Sep 2020	20	56	2.8	16	0.80
Sep 2019	20	53	2.7	17	0.85
Sep 2018	20	54	2.7	20	1.00
Sep 2017	15	25	1.7	13	0.87
Sep 2016	18	34	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2015	12	35	2.9	8	0.67
Sep 2014	15	33	2.2	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 83% · Maths 72% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%20th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	67%	0%	106	103
2023/24	72%	0%	106	104
2022/23	58%	0%	105	104

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

Woodhouses Voluntary Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

2026

6.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Limehurst Community Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Higher Failsworth Primary School
1.5 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Limeside
1.5 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
South Failsworth Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105688 · 353/3005
Religious character: Church of England/Free Church
Capacity: 140 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ashton Road, Woodhouses, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9WL
Local authority: Oldham

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