OFSTED
10 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
12 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
166
157 full-time ·
9 part-time
Female pupils
78
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
88
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.6 pts
above England
School
46.4%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
73.7 pts
above England
School
94.0%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
44.0%
73
African
16.3%
27
Bangladeshi
11.4%
19
Any other ethnic group
9.6%
16
White British
4.2%
7
White and Asian
3.0%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.3%
32 of
166 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
5.16%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
16.76%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.3%
17.8 pts
below England
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
70.3%
Oldham Council
93.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.