Academy converter · Oldham

Fir Bank Primary School

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146813URN

Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.4 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

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106 applications for 29 places · 6th 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

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 February 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Fir Bank Primary School, URN 105662

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

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Oldham median (2.3) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

106 applications · 29 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 3.7; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 3.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Fir Bank Primary School (URN 105662), 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	29	106	3.7	48	1.66
Sep 2025	29	61	2.1	30	1.03
Sep 2024	30	78	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2023	29	74	2.6	40	1.38
Sep 2022	27	72	2.7	25	0.93
Sep 2021	30	83	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	91	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2019 *	31	74	2.4	28	0.90
Sep 2018 *	30	68	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	78	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2016 *	30	64	2.1	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	30	71	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	74	2.5	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 97% → 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 standard93%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard47%

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	73%	10%	107	109
2023/24	70%	3%	107	107
2022/23	61%	3%	106	107

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

Fir Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.3applications per place
Thorp Primary School
0.9 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Royton Hall Primary School
1.3 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
1.3 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Crompton Primary School
1.5 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2024
St. Paul's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Oldham

Good2019

2.5applications per place
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
1.9 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146813 · 353/2069
Trust: The Oak Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Fir Bank Primary School (URN 105662)
Address: Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6SJ
Local authority: Oldham

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