Community school · Oldham

Royton Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
324Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135341URN

High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

2.3per place

close to Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

87 applications for 38 places · 31st of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
20 March 2024
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Oldham median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

87 applications · 38 places offered · 29 named it first

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

2026 2.3; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8

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	38	87	2.3	29	0.76
Sep 2025	40	81	2.0	36	0.90
Sep 2024	32	68	2.1	31	0.97
Sep 2023	32	67	2.1	31	0.97
Sep 2022	37	70	1.9	36	0.97
Sep 2021	44	78	1.8	35	0.80
Sep 2020	45	87	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2019	39	73	1.9	37	0.95
Sep 2018	40	68	1.7	35	0.88
Sep 2017	32	68	2.1	25	0.78
Sep 2016	43	76	1.8	36	0.84
Sep 2015	44	83	1.9	43	0.98
Sep 2014	45	81	1.8	46	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%28th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	63%	3%	106	103
2023/24	58%	4%	103	104
2022/23	62%	9%	105	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

Royton Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
0.7 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2024
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
0.9 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thorp Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025
Crompton Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St. Paul's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2019

2.5applications per place
Fir Bank Primary School
1.3 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135341 · 353/3507
Capacity: 391 pupils · 324 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2008
Address: High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6RW
Local authority: Oldham

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