St Matthew's CofE Primary School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Oldham for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 400 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Matthew's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023 of its predecessor, St Matthew's CofE Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: February 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Chadderton Hall Road Chadderton Oldham Lancashire OL9 0BN |
| Reference Number | 151460 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 400 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.75%
Girls: 51.25% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 16.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 4.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| 3 | 35 | 22 | 57 |
| 4 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| 5 | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| 6 | 25 | 35 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 75.5% |
| Pakistani | 3.5% |
| White & Asian | 2% |
| Mixed, Other | 2% |
| Unclassified | 1.8% |
| Asian, Other | 1.8% |
| White, Other | 1.5% |
| Indian | 1.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.3% |
| African | 1.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Matthew's CofE Primary School, inspected in October 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 07 Feb 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 36 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 13 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 10 | 7 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Matthew's CofE Primary School had 406 pupils for 420 places. 14 places (3.3%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Chadderton Primary” planning area
Oldham counted 582 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 602 in 2029–30, up 3%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2025–26 St Matthew's CofE Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 15.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 15.0% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 18 | 3 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 16 | 5 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 7 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 7 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 2 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 3 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 2 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
| Name | Distance |
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The Chadderton Preparatory School
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0.49 miles |
|
Mills Hill Primary School
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0.71 miles |
|
Bare Trees Primary School
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0.71 miles |
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St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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0.76 miles |
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Burnley Brow Community School
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0.84 miles |
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St. Paul's CofE Primary School
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0.97 miles |
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St Luke's CofE Primary School
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1.03 miles |
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Elm Wood Primary School
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1.06 miles |
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St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
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Maple Leaf Primary School
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|
Thorp Primary School
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1.24 miles |
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St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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1.25 miles |
|
Supreme Start Ltd
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St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
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Boarshaw Community Primary School
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1.3 miles |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
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1.32 miles |
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Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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1.33 miles |
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Westwood Academy
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1.38 miles |
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St Hilda's CofE Primary School
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1.4 miles |
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St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham
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| Name | Distance |
|
North Chadderton School
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 0BN |
0.08 miles |
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The Radclyffe School
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0.77 miles |
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Ellen House Secondary
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1.08 miles |
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Path 4
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1.08 miles |
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EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale
276 Maygate, Off Chadderton Way, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6TR |
1.1 miles |
|
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Broadway, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 5BF |
1.16 miles |
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Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Off Canon Dolan Way, Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 9QY |
1.27 miles |
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Dixons Middleton Academy
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1.29 miles |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
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1.37 miles |
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Westwood High
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1.48 miles |
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The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Bloom Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL9 6BP |
1.63 miles |
|
Chances Mentoring
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1.63 miles |
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The Oldham College
Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 6AA |
1.65 miles |
|
Hopwood Hall College
Middleton Campus, Rochdale Road, Middleton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M24 6XH |
1.72 miles |
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Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
Plum Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 1TJ |
1.73 miles |
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Oldham Sixth Form College
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1.86 miles |
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Thornycroft School
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1.95 miles |
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The Blue Coat CofE School
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1.99 miles |
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The Springboard Project
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2 miles |
|
SEE (Oldham)
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2.02 miles |
All schools in Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications
St Matthew's CofE Primary School is part of Cranmer Education Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- The Radclyffe School Oldham
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham Slattocks
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy Oldham
- The Blue Coat CofE School Oldham
- St Anne's Church of England Academy Manchester
- Mayfield Primary School Oldham
- Rhodes Green CE Primary School Manchester
- East Crompton St George's CofE School Oldham
- Saddleworth School Oldham
What is St Matthew's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Matthew's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023 of its predecessor, St Matthew's CofE Primary School.
When was St Matthew's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Matthew's CofE Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.
How many pupils does St Matthew's CofE Primary School have?
St Matthew's CofE Primary School has 400 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Matthew's CofE Primary School cover?
St Matthew's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St Matthew's CofE Primary School?
St Matthew's CofE Primary School is at Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 0BN.