St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Ormerod Avenue, Royton, St Anne's Primary School, Oldham, OL2 5DHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 126 schools in Oldham. It ranks 39th of 66 primary schools in Oldham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025, report published 2 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 January 2025
The school is in the early stages of developing a curriculum that is ambitious. Currently, pupils do not learn consistently well across all areas. By the time that they leave the school, too many pupils do not have the mathematics and reading skills that they need for their future learning. The school is beginning to take the right actions to improve the education that pupils receive. However, it is too soon to see the impact of these actions in several subjects. Pupils do not achieve well enough across the curriculum. Pupils conduct themselves well. They understand what staff expect of them and rise to these expectations. Pupils treat each other with respect and kindness. When pupils struggle to manage their behaviour, staff provide effective support to help them to get back on track. The school makes sure that pupils and their families understand the importance of attendance. Overall, pupils attend regularly. Positive relationships between staff and pupils are a golden thread in this school. The school provides opportunities that enthuse pupils. Pupils enjoy well-considered visits that help to bring the curriculum to life. The school's values of respect and compassion help to create an inclusive culture. Pupils are happy and safe in this school.
What the school should improve
- Some staff do not check carefully enough that pupils have understood the things that they have learned. Across a range of subjects, pupils have a number of gaps in their knowledge that are not addressed because these checks are not made. The school should ensure that staff routinely check that pupils have understood important learning before introducing new knowledge.
- The school has not ensured that staff have the subject knowledge that they need to teach some aspects of the curriculum effectively. Sometimes the tasks that staff choose do not support pupils to learn the intended curriculum well enough. The school should ensure that staff develop the subject knowledge that they need to teach the intended curriculum effectively and provide appropriate tasks for pupils.
- In the early years, some staff do not provide sufficient opportunities for children to deepen their learning. As a result, some children are not fully prepared for Year 1 and beyond. The school should ensure that staff are equipped to help children to deepen their learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
40 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
290 pupils on roll, with places for 306
Schools near St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Royton Hall Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Thorp Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hilary Henderson
- Phone
- 01616249885
- Address
- Ormerod Avenue, Royton, St Anne's Primary School, Oldham, OL2 5DH
- Local authority
- Oldham
- URN
- 105715
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.