Primary school in Oldham
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL9 0BN
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 12 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 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
- 400
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Nearly full — 400 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 205 / 195
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Oldham 010C, 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
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 93%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- 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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Simon Buxton-Moore
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Chadderton North
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- URN
- 151460
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chadderton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Mills Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 65% | 0.7 mi |
| Bare Trees Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 45% | 0.7 mi |
| St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Burnley Brow Community SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.8 mi |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2019 | — | 1 mi |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41% | 1 mi |
| Elm Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 43% | 1.1 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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