Primary school in Oldham
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Fir Tree Avenue, Fitton Hill, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 2SR
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 226 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 108 / 118
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Oldham 029B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 44%
- Households in social housing
- 30%
- Households with no car
- 39%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Tracy Cavanagh
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Medlock Vale
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- URN
- 151821
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medlock Valley Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 48% | 0.3 mi |
| St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 76% | 0.3 mi |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 43% | 0.7 mi |
| Broadfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 43% | 0.8 mi |
| Alexandra Park Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2021 | 43% | 0.9 mi |
| Limehurst Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 70% | 0.9 mi |
| Coppice Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 58% | 0.9 mi |
| Holy Family RC Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 63% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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