Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary 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 18/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Delph New Road, Oldham, OL3 5BP
Website: http://www.dobcross.oldham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01457872860
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Elizabeth Travis
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105691

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 234
Number of Boys: 126
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.9 Confidence interval 2.2 to 7.5
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

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

School:32%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:113
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School
Delph New Road , Dobcross OL3 5BP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Rhodes Avenue , Uppermill OL3 6EE
4out of 4 1,500 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Delph Primary School
Denshaw Road , Delph OL3 5HN
3out of 4 1,784 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Greenfield Primary School
Shaw Street , Greenfield OL3 7AA
4out of 4 2,317 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Diggle School
Sam Road , Diggle OL3 5PU
3out of 4 2,388 yd Foundation school No 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 1,200 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bright Futures School
Friezland Lane , Greenfield OL3 7EU
- not rated 2,923 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.