Primary school in Oldham
St. Paul's CofE Primary School
Hindle Drive, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 5LU
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 September 2019.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 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
- 231
- Places
- 248
- How full
- 93% full — 231 of 248 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 98 / 133
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Oldham 008C, 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
- 24%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
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: Hilary Henderson
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Royton North
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- URN
- 151472
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 63% | 0.4 mi |
| Thorp Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 0.5 mi |
| Royton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 0.8 mi |
| The Chadderton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Burnley Brow Community SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.9 mi |
| Bare Trees Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 45% | 0.9 mi |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 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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