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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Matthew's CofE Primary School, URN 105709
- 9 October 2018Graded inspection: Good · as St Matthew's CofE Primary School, URN 105709
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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 entry118 applications · 59 places offered · 62 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Oldham median median 2.3
- 2025 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2024 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.9; Oldham median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Oldham median
Dashed bars: as St Matthew's CofE Primary School (URN 105709), Chadderton Hall Junior School (URN 105655), 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 | 59 | 118 | 2.0 | 62 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2025 * | 60 | 111 | 1.9 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 * | 60 | 113 | 1.9 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 * | 48 | 96 | 2.0 | 47 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 * | 45 | 87 | 1.9 | 44 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 * | 41 | 89 | 2.2 | 37 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 * | 51 | 98 | 1.9 | 47 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 * | 56 | 95 | 1.7 | 53 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 * | 48 | 92 | 1.9 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 109 | 1.8 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 * | 49 | 96 | 2.0 | 49 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 56 | 110 | 2.0 | 50 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 111 | 1.9 | 61 | 1.02 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.0applications per place
- 1.1 km · Oldham20261.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · OldhamGood20242.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · OldhamImproved significantly20243.1applications per place
- 1.3 km · OldhamRemains Good20232.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · OldhamGood20192.5applications per place
- 1.7 km · OldhamGood20232.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · RochdaleGood20242.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · RochdaleRemains Good20242.3applications per place 67%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
- 151460 · 353/3344
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 400 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2025
- Replaced
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School (URN 105709); Chadderton Hall Junior School (URN 105655)
- Address
- Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0BN
- Local authority
- Oldham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources