Primary school in Oldham
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School
Delph New Road, Dobcross, Oldham, Lancashire, OL3 5BP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 5 May 2023.
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
- 232
- Places
- 236
- How full
- Nearly full — 232 of 236 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 113 / 119
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Oldham 013B, 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
- 46%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
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
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CROMPTON HOUSE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Elizabeth Travis
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Saddleworth North
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- URN
- 152193
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 64% | 0.9 mi |
| Delph Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 63% | 1 mi |
| Greenfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 65% | 1.3 mi |
| Diggle SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 80% | 1.4 mi |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 87% | 1.4 mi |
| Friezland Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 69% | 1.6 mi |
| Greenfield St Mary's CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 67% | 1.8 mi |
| Knowsley Junior SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | 64% | 1.8 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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