Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Richmond Academy

2–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139651URN

Winterbottom Street, Oldham, OL9 6HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.9 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

86 applications for 27 places · 9th 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 GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 September 2017
Graded inspection: 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Oldham median (2.3) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 27 places offered · 24 named it first

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

2026 3.2; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Richmond Primary School (URN 134246), the previous school.

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	27	86	3.2	24	0.89
Sep 2025	33	55	1.7	28	0.85
Sep 2024	21	60	2.9	21	1.00
Sep 2023	27	49	1.8	25	0.93
Sep 2022	19	36	1.9	17	0.89
Sep 2021	23	37	1.6	20	0.87
Sep 2020	31	57	1.8	27	0.87
Sep 2019	38	67	1.8	37	0.97
Sep 2018	49	78	1.6	48	0.98
Sep 2017	22	38	1.7	21	0.95
Sep 2016	52	83	1.6	52	1.00
Sep 2015	49	79	1.6	41	0.84
Sep 2014 *	48	95	2.0	46	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → 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 standard64%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	2%	102	102
2023/24	50%	0%	102	102
2022/23	61%	3%	103	103

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

Richmond AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Westwood Academy
0.3 km · Oldham

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place
Northmoor Academy
0.4 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oldham Sixth Form College
0.5 km · Oldham

Not yet inspected
St Thomas CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

Good2019

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2024

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Freehold Community Academy
1.0 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Werneth Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139651 · 353/2007
Trust: The Harmony Trust Ltd
Capacity: 510 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 43.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Richmond Primary School (URN 134246)
Address: Winterbottom Street, Oldham, OL9 6HY
Local authority: Oldham

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