Diggle School is a primary school located in Oldham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Sam Road, Oldham

School Information

Address: Sam Road, Oldham, OL3 5PU
Website: www.diggleschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01617705246
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Newton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105665

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 174
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 4
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Diggle School
Sam Road , Diggle OL3 5PU 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Rhodes Avenue , Uppermill OL3 6EE 		4out of 4 2,004 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Delph Primary School
Denshaw Road , Delph OL3 5HN 		3out of 4 2,316 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School
Delph New Road , Dobcross OL3 5BP 		3out of 4 2,388 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saddleworth School
High Street , Uppermill OL3 6BU 		3out of 4 2,212 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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