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Primary · OL8 · Oldham

St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Lee Street, Oldham, OL8 1EF

EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedRequires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance94.6%
Attainment70% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils203

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in OL8. Where we have them, council (Oldham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
203
Free school meals
43.1%
0.2% below district average (43.3%)

Also: Oldham 32% · England 24.7%

SEN
13.6%
14.6% below district average (28.2%)

Also: Oldham 17.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
76.3%
33.8% above district average (42.5%)
Attendance
94.6%
0.4% above district average (94.2%)

Also: Oldham 94.6% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the OL8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

15%

1.7% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

70%

9% above England (61%)

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
236
Pupils on roll
203

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Oldham page.

SEN support

SEN %
13.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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