St Edward's RC 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 23/01/2015. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rowland Way, Oldham

School Information

Address: Rowland Way, Oldham, OL4 3LQ
Website: www.st-edwards.oldham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01616241377
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Patrick McMahon
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105720

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 270
Number of Boys: 126
Number of Girls: 144

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.7
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
St Edward's RC School
Rowland Way , Lees OL4 3LQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hey-with-Zion Primary School
Rowland Way , Lees OL4 3LQ 		3out of 4 72 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School
Thomas Street , Lees OL4 5AT 		3out of 4 683 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Springhead Infant and Nursery School
Cooper Street , Springhead OL4 4QT 		3out of 4 833 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Clarksfield
Grasmere Road , Clarksfield OL4 1NG 		1out of 4 1,022 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY 		2out of 4 1,053 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE 		- not rated 1,172 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ 		4out of 4 2,622 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street , Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3out of 4 1,727 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Iqra High School
319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ 		- not rated 2,013 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT 		4out of 4 2,738 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN 		- not rated 3,050 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Lawrence House
The Coach House , Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ 		- not rated 3,082 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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