Stanley Road Primary School
Derby Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 7HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Howarth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 105686
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617708383
About this school
Stanley Road Primary School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 70% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 82% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 87% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Stanley Road 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 | 54% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanley Road Primary School compares
Stanley Road Primary School ranked 48th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5% | 40.2% | 443 | — |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| Yew Tree Community School | 60% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 619 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | 65% | 5.6% | 51.6% | 333 | 0.5 miles |
| Freehold Community Academy | 55% | 5.7% | 36% | 447 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 25.9% | 273 | 0.6 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)
- 40.15%
- English as an additional language
- 82%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Yew Tree Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Freehold Community Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Stanley Road Primary School ranks 46th 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 Stanley Road Primary School teach?
- Stanley Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanley Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanley Road Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Howarth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanley Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanley Road 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 Stanley Road Primary School?
- Stanley Road Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stanley Road Primary School full?
- Stanley Road Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 443 on roll (94%), 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 Stanley Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanley Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanley Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanley Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stanley Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanley Road Primary School rank locally?
- Stanley Road Primary School ranked 48th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanley Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanley Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanley Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanley Road 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.