Delph Primary School, Oldham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Delph Primary School excels at teaching reading and ensuring children make good progress across all subjects. The school offers an exciting curriculum with lots of educational visits and clubs, helping children develop a love of learning. With strong behaviour, excellent attendance, and caring leadership, your child will feel safe, supported and challenged at every stage.
Key Strengths
- Reading is taught particularly well with excellent progress in Key Stage 2
- Pupils reach above-average standards in reading, writing and mathematics
- Leadership ensures all groups of pupils make good progress, including those with special needs
- Extensive programme of educational visits and varied, exciting curriculum
- Strong behaviour, good attendance and pupils feel safe and happy
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not yet consistently outstanding - work is sometimes too easy or too difficult for some pupils
- Pupils' targets are not used regularly enough to help them progress faster
- Senior leaders need to use progress data more effectively to identify where teaching can be improved further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - pupils feel safe in school, understand how to keep themselves safe including online, and the school delivers visits from emergency services to support their awareness.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical activities, sports teams, dance club, lunch-time clubs, after-school clubs, educational visits including residential stays
Delph Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress and reach above-average standards in reading, writing and mathematics. The school has effective teaching, good behaviour, and strong leadership, though it has dropped from its previous outstanding rating.
At a Glance
12.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 83%. Maths has declined from 75% to 67%. Writing has remained stable at around 83%.
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
205 pupils
210 capacity
5 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Oldham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Oldham
Admissions Demand - Oldham
Places available
3,967
Applications
2,727
Got 1st preference
93.5%
Got preferred school
97.9%
Primary admissions across Oldham (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.75729%
Overall absence
5.64972%
Persistent absence
177
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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