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Byron Street Infant and Nursery School

URN
105653
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
Byron Street Infant and Nursery School
URN
105653
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass recommendation

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Oldham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Oldham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Oldham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

OL2 6QY - Byron Street, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Byron Street, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire
Postcode
OL2 6QY
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Oldham
Local authority code
353

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Oldham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

129

Closed schools

123

Primary schools

168

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary168 (66.7%)
    • Secondary35 (13.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (19.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    High Barn Community Junior School333 mPrimaryClosed
    Royton Hall Primary School364 mPrimaryOpen
    St Paul's CofE Infant School456 mPrimaryClosed
    Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School462 mPrimaryOpen
    Supreme Start Ltd474 mNot applicableOpen
    Our Lady's RC High School617 mSecondaryClosed
    Thorp Primary School744 mPrimaryOpen
    Thorp Primary School744 mPrimaryClosed
    St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School764 mPrimaryOpen
    E-ACT the Oldham Academy North830 mSecondaryOpen
    • High Barn Community Junior School
      Distance
      333 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Royton Hall Primary School
      Distance
      364 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Paul's CofE Infant School
      Distance
      456 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ss Aidan and Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      462 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Oldham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimaryOL8 2BEOpen
    Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimaryOL8 2BEClosed
    Alt AcademyPrimaryOL8 2ELOpen
    Alt Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryOL8 2ELClosed
    Alt Junior SchoolPrimaryOL8 2ELClosed
    • Alexandra Park Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2BE
      Status
      Open
    • Alexandra Park Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2BE
      Status
      Closed
    • Alt Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2EL
      Status
      Open
    • Alt Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2EL
      Status
      Closed
    • Alt Junior School
    Supreme Start Ltd
    Distance
    474 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Our Lady's RC High School
    Distance
    617 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thorp Primary School
    Distance
    744 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Thorp Primary School
    Distance
    744 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
    Distance
    764 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
    Distance
    830 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    OL8 2EL
    Status
    Closed