Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School
Roman Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5PQ
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Brogan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 105721
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
About this school
Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 403 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 53 | 61 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 64% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 82% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic 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 | 58% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 394 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5% | 28.4% | 403 | — |
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 290 | 0.2 miles |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 231 | 0.4 miles |
| Royton Hall Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 34.6% | 324 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorp Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 30.3% | 217 | 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)
- 28.37%
- English as an additional language
- 28.6%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.87%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St. Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Royton Hall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Thorp Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other 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 Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School teach?
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Oldham.
- When was Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic 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 Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School had 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic 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 30 June 2026.