The Chadderton Preparatory School
Broadway, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0AD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Caroline Greenwood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 143
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 105587
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616206570
About this school
The Chadderton Preparatory School is an independent school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Chadderton Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Chadderton Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Chadderton Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 19
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ellen House Secondary0.6 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
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Path 40.6 miles
Special schools · Oldham
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EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale0.6 miles
Special schools · Oldham
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Westwood High1.0 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
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Supreme Start Ltd1.1 miles
Special schools · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Independent schools
- Ellen House Secondary Independent schools
- Farrowdale House School Independent schools
- Hulme Grammar School Independent schools
- Sapience Girls Academy Independent schools
- Westwood High Independent schools
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Chadderton Preparatory School teach?
- The Chadderton Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Oldham.
- Who is the headmistress of The Chadderton Preparatory School?
- The headmistress of The Chadderton Preparatory School is Mrs Caroline Greenwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Chadderton Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Chadderton Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Chadderton Preparatory School?
- The Chadderton Preparatory School has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Chadderton Preparatory School full?
- The Chadderton Preparatory School has capacity for 143 pupils and 121 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Chadderton Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. The Chadderton Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Chadderton Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. The Chadderton Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Chadderton Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Chadderton Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.