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St Herbert's RC School

Edward Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9SN

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 June 2025 and continues as St Herbert's RC Primary School (URN 151822) (opened 1 July 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
70.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
78.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
46

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
328
Boys
158 (48%)
Girls
170 (52%)
Capacity
315 (104% full)
SEND
12.5%
FSM Eligible
29.4%
EAL
18.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.1%
SEN Support
10.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
37.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,604/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 61.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 8.6%
  • Black African: 8.3%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 5.5%
  • White Other: 2.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
  • Asian Other: 2.1%
  • Other: 2.1%

61.9%

White British

8.6%

Asian Pakistani

8.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

barbara.edwards@stherberts.education

Edward Street

Oldham, North West

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Administrative

URN
105722
UKPRN
10070735
Establishment No.
3364

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