St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Oldham

In its own words: "At St Patricks, our pupils and staff have a very strong sense of community, where we care and foster an ethos that encourages all to grow and succeed. We value and pride ourselves on being a caring community that welcomes all."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all the staff and pupils of St Patrick’s I extend a very warm welcome to our fantastic school community. We are a friendly and happy one form entry primary school in Werneth, Oldham. We are a Catholic school and our mission statement says that we encourage our children to “live life to the full” ."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £1.50 per day.

St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Patrick's RC Primary and Nursery School (URN 105726), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Richmond Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 64% reading, 65% maths); St Thomas CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, 69% reading, 72% maths); Westwood Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 83% maths); and Northmoor Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 68% maths).

St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

46.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 94% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (57%), Black (19%) and other ethnic groups (10%).

St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink), about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pembroke Street (near), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy (0.2 miles) and The Blue Coat CofE School (0.8 miles).