Roundthorn Primary Academy
Roundthorn Road, Oldham, OL4 5LN
Headteacher: Mrs Joelle HardmanSchool website ↗Pupils: 253 (capacity: 210)Part of FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
Ofsted Good
Inspected December 2023
Oversubscribed
62% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected December 2023
62%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 6 December 2023Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 73%·Maths 93%→All three 73%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 29
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 47
- How many got their first choice?
- 29of 47 (61.7%)
- How many applied in total?
- 82
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
50.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
47.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
131 girls, 122 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 80% (2017/18), currently 73%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 47.0% | 0.0% | +0.9 | +0.7 | +5.4 |
| 2016/17 | 52.0% | 0.0% | +2.9 | +1.2 | +5.0 |
| 2017/18 | 80.0% | 7.0% | +3.3 | -0.9 | +2.4 |
| 2018/19 | 60.0% | 7.0% | +0.2 | +1.2 | +1.1 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0% | 6.0% | +1.1 | +2.5 | +3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 67.0% | 3.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 73.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |