Academy converter · Oldham

Oasis Academy Limeside

2–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137479URN

Third Avenue, Limeside, Oldham, OL8 3SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

63 applications for 42 places · 65th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

63 applications · 42 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.5; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.2; 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	42	63	1.5	40	0.95
Sep 2025	32	48	1.5	28	0.88
Sep 2024	39	57	1.5	37	0.95
Sep 2023	41	66	1.6	32	0.78
Sep 2022	51	75	1.5	42	0.82
Sep 2021	54	73	1.4	47	0.87
Sep 2020	51	73	1.4	44	0.86
Sep 2019	54	67	1.2	48	0.89
Sep 2018	44	64	1.5	40	0.91
Sep 2017	52	76	1.5	44	0.85
Sep 2016	48	66	1.4	43	0.90
Sep 2015	47	57	1.2	36	0.77
Sep 2014	30	52	1.7	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 57% · Maths 47% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%71st of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	36%	3%	100	99
2023/24	52%	3%	102	100
2022/23	38%	2%	101	98

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

Oasis Academy LimesideThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School
0.5 km · Oldham

2026

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

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Higher Failsworth Primary School
1.4 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Oldham

Remains Outstanding2023
Stanley Road Primary School
1.5 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Oldham

Good2022

2.0applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137479 · 353/2017
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Capacity: 459 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 71.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Limeside Primary School (URN 105633)
Address: Third Avenue, Limeside, Oldham, OL8 3SB
Local authority: Oldham

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