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St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

URN
151455
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
URN
151455
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

60 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#44 of 66 schools in Oldham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

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

Below-average recorded crime for the area around this school

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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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
2 July 2023
Inspection date
10 May 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 July 2023

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 July 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

3

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

18

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

2

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

6×

Applications per place

Offer rate

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)
School website
www.stpatricksrcps.co.uk

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

OL8 1EF - Lee Street, Oldham, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Lee Street, Oldham, Lancashire
Postcode
OL8 1EF
Phone
1616330527
Website
www.stpatricksrcps.co.uk
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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.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • 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.
  • Good

    Graded 2 July 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 2 July 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 July 2023

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 July 2023

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 105726 (St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 July 202310 May 2023S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 2 July 2023
    12 March 202012 February 2020-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 12 March 2020
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      2 July 2023
      Inspected
      10 May 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      12 March 2020
      Inspected
      12 February 2020
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    11.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 2

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Summervale Primary School82 mPrimaryClosed
    Oldham Sixth Form College253 m16 plusOpen
    Oldham Sixth Form College253 m16 plusClosed
    Richmond Junior School349 mPrimaryClosed
    Richmond Infant and Nursery School349 mPrimaryClosed
    Richmond Academy349 mPrimaryOpen
    Richmond Primary School349 mPrimaryClosed
    Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest364 mNot applicableOpen
    The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy365 mSecondaryOpen
    • St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Summervale Primary School
      Distance
      82 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oldham Sixth Form College
      Distance
      253 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Open
    • Oldham Sixth Form College
      Distance
      253 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed

    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
    Richmond Junior School
    Distance
    349 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Richmond Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    349 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Richmond Academy
    Distance
    349 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Richmond Primary School
    Distance
    349 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest
    Distance
    364 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
    Distance
    365 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    OL8 2EL
    Status
    Closed