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St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144000URN

Cedar Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.6 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

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108 applications for 28 places · 3rd of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

Inspection history

18 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
13 May 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School, URN 105689

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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)

108 applications · 28 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.9; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 3.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School (URN 105689), 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	28	108	3.9	41	1.46
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2024	30	87	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2023	29	75	2.6	35	1.21
Sep 2022	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	87	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2020	30	95	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	80	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	62	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	85	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	22	60	2.7	20	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 87% · Maths 94% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%2nd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	87%	10%	110	109
2023/24	87%	10%	110	109
2022/23	77%	13%	110	109

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

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Friezland Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Some aspects not as strong2025

5.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Knowsley Junior School
1.3 km · Oldham

2026

64%met the SATs standard
Springhead Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Oldham

2026

1.9applications per place
St Agnes CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Milton St John's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
2.1 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Oldham

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hey-with-Zion Primary School
2.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144000 · 353/3007
Trust: Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 4.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School (URN 105689)
Address: Cedar Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, OL4 4DS
Local authority: Oldham

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