St Anne's RC Primary School
Greenacres Road, Oldham, OL4 1HP
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by St Anne'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
- Headteacher Amy Wainwright
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 105725
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Anne's RC Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Anne's RC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 55% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 St Anne's RC 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 | 30% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's RC Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.4% | 47.4% | 219 | — |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 29.6% | 254 | 0.1 miles |
| Oasis Academy Clarksfield | 57% | 6.1% | 54.2% | 461 | 0.2 miles |
| Littlemoor Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 52% | 313 | 0.4 miles |
| Horton Mill Community Primary School | 47% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 238 | 0.5 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)
- 47.37%
- English as an additional language
- 37.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 9.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Greenacres Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Oasis Academy Clarksfield0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Littlemoor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Horton Mill Community Primary School0.5 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 St Anne's RC Primary School teach?
- St Anne's RC Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Oldham.
- Has St Anne's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Anne's RC Primary 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 big is St Anne's RC Primary School?
- St Anne's RC Primary School had 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Anne's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Anne's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's RC 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.