How far Oldham schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Oldham publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 19 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy at 0.08 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, St Thomas CofE Primary School, admitted from 3.69 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham | No current grade | 0.08 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| Coppice Primary Academy Oldham | No current grade | 0.21 mi | 2025/26 | 107% |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy Oldham | Good | 0.23 mi | 2025/26 | 117% |
| St Agnes CofE Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 0.31 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Broadfield Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 0.38 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Holy Family RC Primary School Oldham | Requires improvement | 0.41 mi | 2025/26 | 92% |
| Horton Mill Community Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 0.43 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 0.48 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Greenhill Academy Oldham | Good | 0.53 mi | 2025/26 | 105% |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 0.56 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Buckstones Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 0.69 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham | No current grade | 0.73 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Westwood Academy Oldham | Outstanding | 0.74 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| St John's Church of England Primary School Manchester | Good | 0.91 mi | 2025/26 | 83% |
| Beal Vale Primary School Oldham | Good | 1.23 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Fir Bank Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 1.27 mi | 2025/26 | 113% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton Oldham | No current grade | 1.46 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Limehurst Community Primary School Oldham | No current grade | 1.99 mi | 2025/26 | 91% |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School Oldham | Good | 3.69 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Oldham measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Oldham. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.