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Roundthorn Primary Academy

3–11Ages
245Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140100URN

Roundthorn Road, Oldham, OL4 5LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.6 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

112 applications for 29 places · 3rd of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Oldham median (2.3) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

112 applications · 29 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 3.9; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 13 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	29	112	3.9	37	1.28
Sep 2025	29	82	2.8	47	1.62
Sep 2024	29	72	2.5	36	1.24
Sep 2023	30	78	2.6	44	1.47
Sep 2022	29	67	2.3	31	1.07
Sep 2021	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	66	2.2	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	74	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2018	29	72	2.5	38	1.31
Sep 2017	29	73	2.5	39	1.34
Sep 2016	30	68	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2015	28	71	2.5	36	1.29
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 93% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%10th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	0%	106	108
2023/24	67%	3%	103	107
2022/23	59%	6%	103	105

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

Roundthorn Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
0.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Oasis Academy Clarksfield
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Alt Academy
0.8 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Alexandra Park Junior School
0.9 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

43%met the SATs standard
St Hugh's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

2026

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Horton Mill Community Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

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: 140100 · 353/2022
Trust: Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
Capacity: 210 pupils · 245 on roll
Free school meals: 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Roundthorn Community Primary School (URN 105634)
Address: Roundthorn Road, Oldham, OL4 5LN
Local authority: Oldham

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