Royton Hall Primary School
High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Charlton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 391
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 135341
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617707640
About this school
Royton Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 324 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Royton Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- 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 | 45 | 45 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 58% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 62% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Royton Hall 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 | 62% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 347 |
| 2024/25 | 329 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Royton Hall Primary School compares
Royton Hall Primary School ranked 29th 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 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.6% | 34.6% | 324 | — |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | 50% | 5.9% | 29.8% | 176 | 0.4 miles |
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 290 | 0.6 miles |
| Thorp Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 30.3% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 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)
- 34.56%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 13.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Thorp Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
- 0.7 miles
Other schools in Oldham
Royton Hall Primary School ranks 27th 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 Royton Hall Primary School teach?
- Royton Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Royton Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Royton Hall Primary School is Mrs Sarah Charlton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Royton Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Royton Hall 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 many pupils are at Royton Hall Primary School?
- Royton Hall Primary School has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Royton Hall Primary School full?
- Royton Hall Primary School has capacity for 391 pupils and 324 on roll (83%), 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 Royton Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Royton Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Royton Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Royton Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Royton Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% 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 Royton Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Royton Hall Primary School ranked 29th 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 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Royton Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Royton Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Royton Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Royton Hall 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 1 July 2026.