Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Westwood Academy

3–11Ages
242Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141401URN

Middleton Road, Oldham, Oldham, OL9 6BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

116 applications for 30 places · 2nd 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: Outstanding · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

14 May 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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)

116 applications · 30 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 3.9; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Westwood Primary School (URN 105685), 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	30	116	3.9	44	1.47
Sep 2025	29	66	2.3	33	1.14
Sep 2024	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2023	26	45	1.7	22	0.85
Sep 2022	19	38	2.0	20	1.05
Sep 2021	27	45	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2020	28	41	1.5	26	0.93
Sep 2019	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2018	20	40	2.0	19	0.95
Sep 2017	21	33	1.6	19	0.90
Sep 2016	23	52	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2015	21	49	2.3	18	0.86
Sep 2014 *	28	59	2.1	28	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → 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 standard87%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	3%	107	106
2023/24	70%	4%	107	105
2022/23	81%	7%	105	106

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

Westwood AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Richmond Academy
0.3 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Northmoor Academy
0.5 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

5.0applications per place
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

Good2024

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Oldham Sixth Form College
0.8 km · Oldham

Not yet inspected
Burnley Brow Community School
0.9 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Good2019

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Freehold Community Academy
1.0 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141401 · 353/2014
Trust: The Harmony Trust Ltd
Capacity: 245 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals: 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Westwood Primary School (URN 105685)
Address: Middleton Road, Oldham, Oldham, OL9 6BH
Local authority: Oldham

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