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Mather Street Primary School

Manchester, M35 0DT · Oldham · primary school

Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary
1.6/10 Well below average

62nd of 71 primary schools in Oldham we can score, 86 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 2.6/10 against 704 of them, against 1.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 45.0 · 13 40% 0.51
Ofsted 10 35% 0.35
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 3.0 · 29 25% 0.73

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 45.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 3.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (2.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 204 pupils in a capacity of 240, leaving 36 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. With 36 places available, how does the school manage class sizes to maintain the current standard? How does the curriculum support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in core subjects? What specific support is available for pupils who need extra help with reading and writing?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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