Yew Tree Community School
Alcester Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Martine Buckley David Moore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- MY Schools Together
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 619
- URN
- 133712
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612845464
About this school
Yew Tree Community School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 619 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yew Tree Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 87 | 86 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Yew Tree Community 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 | 57% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 643 |
| 2023/24 | 649 |
| 2024/25 | 647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yew Tree Community School compares
Yew Tree Community School ranked 34th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 619 | — |
| Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School | 39% | 4.8% | 23.4% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanley Road Primary School | 53% | 5% | 40.2% | 443 | 0.5 miles |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 25.9% | 273 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | 65% | 5.6% | 51.6% | 333 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.21%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 19.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Stanley Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Yew Tree Community School ranks 32nd 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 ages does Yew Tree Community School teach?
- Yew Tree Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Yew Tree Community School?
- The headteacher of Yew Tree Community School is Mrs Martine Buckley David Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yew Tree Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yew Tree Community 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 many pupils are at Yew Tree Community School?
- Yew Tree Community School has 619 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yew Tree Community School full?
- Yew Tree Community School has capacity for 660 pupils and 619 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 Yew Tree Community School a faith school?
- No. Yew Tree Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yew Tree Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yew Tree Community School as having nursery classes.
- Is Yew Tree Community School part of an academy trust?
- Yew Tree Community School is part of the MY Schools Together federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yew Tree Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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.
- How does Yew Tree Community School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Yew Tree Community School ranked 34th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yew Tree Community School's absence rate?
- Yew Tree Community School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yew Tree Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yew Tree Community 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 1 July 2026.