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Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School

Manchester, M35 9WL · Oldham · primary school

Ofsted report card · 2025 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Primary Church of England/Free Church
2.9/10 Below average

49th 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.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 3.6/10 against 3,339 of them, against 3.9/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. 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 67.0 · 57 40% 2.28
Ofsted 9 35% 0.32
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

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, 67.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared with the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in November 2025. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (3.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 133 pupils in a capacity of 140 places, leaving 7 spare places. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard in core subjects? What specific activities are available for children during the school day? How does the school manage the transition for the small number of new starters each year?

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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