Academy converter · Oldham

Werneth Primary School

3–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140597URN

Coppice Street, Oldham, OL8 4BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.4 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

126 applications for 48 places · 20th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Oldham median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

126 applications · 48 places offered · 33 named it first

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

2026 2.6; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Werneth Primary School (URN 135342), 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	48	126	2.6	33	0.69
Sep 2025	48	70	1.5	35	0.73
Sep 2024	35	78	2.2	33	0.94
Sep 2023	27	55	2.0	20	0.74
Sep 2022	38	65	1.7	33	0.87
Sep 2021	36	64	1.8	25	0.69
Sep 2020	41	72	1.8	29	0.71
Sep 2019	53	62	1.2	26	0.49
Sep 2018	40	57	1.4	23	0.57
Sep 2017	66	69	1.1	37	0.56
Sep 2016	51	76	1.5	47	0.92
Sep 2015	50	86	1.7	51	1.02
Sep 2014 *	44	93	2.1	43	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 74% · Maths 72% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%33rd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	60%	4%	102	103
2023/24	63%	0%	103	106
2022/23	53%	5%	102	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

Werneth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Coppice Primary Academy
0.2 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Oldham

Good2019

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place
Broadfield Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

2026

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Oldham Sixth Form College
0.8 km · Oldham

Not yet inspected
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Richmond Academy
1.0 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Freehold Community Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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: 140597 · 353/3508
Trust: The Pinnacle Learning Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2014
Replaced: Werneth Primary School (URN 135342)
Address: Coppice Street, Oldham, OL8 4BL
Local authority: Oldham

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