Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School
Butterworth Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8EBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 126 schools in Oldham. It ranks 58th 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 6 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 January 2025
Pupils are happy at this welcoming school, which is built on strong relationships. Pupils know adults will listen and help whenever needed. From the very start of the early years, children thrive in this nurturing environment. The school wants pupils to succeed academically. It has redesigned its curriculum to ensure that it is suitably ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils enjoy learning. Recent improvements to the curriculum mean that many achieve well across a range of different subjects. Pupils behave well during lessons and at playtimes. They are polite and well-mannered. They listen carefully and typically stay focused on their learning. Pupils flourish in their various roles and responsibilities. These include acting as head pupils, sports captains and eco-heroes. Pupils learn to care for living things, for example, the school dog Rudi. This helps pupils to develop empathy and respect. Pupils benefit from a wide range of trips and clubs beyond the academic curriculum. For example, pupils spoke excitedly about cooking and sports clubs, as well as residential trips abroad and theatre visits. These experiences enable pupils to develop exciting new interests and find undiscovered talents.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, including some areas of learning in the early years, the school is still determining the knowledge that pupils and children should acquire and when they should learn it. This makes it difficult for teachers to design learning activities that build on what pupils already know. The school should refine its curriculum thinking in these subjects to enable children and pupils to develop a deep and rich body of subject knowledge.
- Occasionally, staff do not identify or address gaps in some pupils' knowledge before they introduce new learning. This means that these pupils' knowledge is not as secure as it could be. The school should support staff in checking that pupils have successfully embedded prior knowledge before they introduce new curriculum content.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
208 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moston Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Yew Tree Community School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Higher Failsworth Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 40% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 31% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Hollingsworth
- Phone
- 01617705460
- Address
- Butterworth Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8EB
- Local authority
- Oldham
- URN
- 105658
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.