Community school · Oldham

Yew Tree Community School

3–11Ages
619Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133712URN

Alcester Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.5 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

116 applications for 67 places · 60th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

15 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

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

116 applications · 67 places offered · 59 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.4; 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	67	116	1.7	59	0.88
Sep 2025	58	88	1.5	49	0.84
Sep 2024	77	109	1.4	75	0.97
Sep 2023	61	87	1.4	57	0.93
Sep 2022	71	100	1.4	57	0.80
Sep 2021	69	93	1.4	61	0.88
Sep 2020	74	118	1.6	68	0.92
Sep 2019	79	114	1.4	71	0.90
Sep 2018	80	105	1.3	59	0.74
Sep 2017	69	98	1.4	48	0.70
Sep 2016	73	111	1.5	73	1.00
Sep 2015	83	115	1.4	62	0.75
Sep 2014	58	96	1.7	53	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%33rd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	3%	104	104
2023/24	60%	0%	105	104
2022/23	57%	7%	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

Yew Tree Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Stanley Road Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Oldham

Remains Outstanding2023
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Manchester

Good2024

1.8applications per place
New Moston Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Freehold Community Academy
1.3 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133712 · 353/2113
Capacity: 660 pupils · 619 on roll
Free school meals: 39.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Alcester Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8LD
Local authority: Oldham

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