Academy sponsor led · Oldham

St John's Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
255Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146670URN

St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

59 applications for 22 places · 18th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 25 April 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Oldham median (2.3) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.7; 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; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 105712), St John's CofE Infant and Nursery School (URN 105713), 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	22	59	2.7	20	0.91
Sep 2025	28	49	1.8	23	0.82
Sep 2024	30	54	1.8	24	0.80
Sep 2023	31	47	1.5	29	0.94
Sep 2022	32	55	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2021	22	37	1.7	20	0.91
Sep 2020	36	64	1.8	31	0.86
Sep 2019	29	51	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2018 *	39	64	1.6	35	0.90
Sep 2017 *	37	70	1.9	33	0.89
Sep 2016 *	38	75	2.0	37	0.97
Sep 2015 *	38	67	1.8	32	0.84
Sep 2014 *	40	82	2.1	38	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 70% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%54th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	50%	3%	106	104
2023/24	69%	3%	104	103
2022/23	48%	3%	105	101

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 John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Higher Failsworth Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mather Street Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

2026

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
South Failsworth Community Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
New Moston Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.7 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146670 · 353/2024
Trust: Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 311 pupils · 255 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 105712); St John's CofE Infant and Nursery School (URN 105713)
Address: St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9PY
Local authority: Oldham

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