Voluntary aided school · Oldham

St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

3–11Ages
333Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105705URN

Hive Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 4QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

62 applications for 34 places · 56th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

62 applications · 34 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.5; 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	34	62	1.8	32	0.94
Sep 2025	44	61	1.4	42	0.95
Sep 2024	38	51	1.3	35	0.92
Sep 2023	45	74	1.6	60	1.33
Sep 2022	45	63	1.4	41	0.91
Sep 2021	36	51	1.4	28	0.78
Sep 2020	39	59	1.5	36	0.92
Sep 2019	32	50	1.6	28	0.88
Sep 2018	32	42	1.3	29	0.91
Sep 2017	45	52	1.2	43	0.96
Sep 2016	44	54	1.2	43	0.98
Sep 2015	39	54	1.4	41	1.05
Sep 2014	40	58	1.5	36	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%23rd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	65%	9%	103	103
2023/24	55%	5%	103	102
2022/23	52%	2%	106	102

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

St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Oldham

Remains Outstanding2023
Stanley Road Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Limeside
0.8 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Higher Failsworth Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Community School
1.1 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School
1.3 km · Oldham

2026

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

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105705 · 353/3333
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 334 pupils · 333 on roll
Free school meals: 44.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hive Street, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 4QS
Local authority: Oldham

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