Voluntary aided school · Oldham

Holy Cross Ceva Primary School

3–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
135720URN

Ruth Street, Oldham, OL1 3EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

78 applications for 52 places · 65th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
1 December 2015
Graded inspection: 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Oldham median (2.3) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

78 applications · 52 places offered · 51 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.5; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.4; 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	52	78	1.5	51	0.98
Sep 2025	38	49	1.3	32	0.84
Sep 2024	31	48	1.6	31	1.00
Sep 2023	49	57	1.2	47	0.96
Sep 2022	38	50	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2021	39	53	1.4	38	0.97
Sep 2020	52	72	1.4	51	0.98
Sep 2019	52	54	1.0	45	0.87
Sep 2018	45	52	1.2	43	0.96
Sep 2017	55	64	1.2	46	0.84
Sep 2016	56	73	1.3	54	0.96
Sep 2015	51	78	1.5	49	0.96
Sep 2014	54	75	1.4	53	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 69% · Maths 80% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%37th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	3%	104	105
2023/24	63%	3%	106	104
2022/23	52%	0%	103	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

Holy Cross Ceva Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Beever Primary School
0.4 km · Oldham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2024

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Northmoor Academy
0.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Horton Mill Community Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Oldham Sixth Form College
1.0 km · Oldham

Not yet inspected
Greenhill Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Richmond Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135720 · 353/3393
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 480 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 57.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 2 April 2009
Address: Ruth Street, Oldham, OL1 3EZ
Local authority: Oldham

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