Delph Primary School
Denshaw Road, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Dovestone Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachael Swaby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 105669
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617707600
About this school
Delph Primary School is a foundation primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 89% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Delph Primary 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 | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Delph Primary School compares
Delph Primary School ranked 28th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.8% | 12.8% | 205 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | — | — | — | 232 | 1.0 miles |
| Diggle School | 80% | 3.7% | 8.9% | 169 | 1.3 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 14% | 47 | 1.6 miles |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 9.4% | 269 | 1.6 miles |
| St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School | 37% | 7.3% | 54.8% | 223 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.75%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 5.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Diggle School1.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Chad's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Delph Primary School ranks 26th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- 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
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Delph Primary School teach?
- Delph Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Delph Primary School?
- The headteacher of Delph Primary School is Miss Rachael Swaby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Delph Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Delph Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Delph Primary School?
- Delph Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Delph Primary School full?
- Delph Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Delph Primary School a faith school?
- No. Delph Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Delph Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Delph Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Delph Primary School?
- Delph Primary School is part of Dovestone Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Delph Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Delph Primary School rank locally?
- Delph Primary School ranked 28th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Delph Primary School's absence rate?
- Delph Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Delph Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Delph Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 29 June 2026.