Schools near OL2 8QH
Primary and secondary schools serving OL2 8QH, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Moorside & Sholver
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,723 (2024)
Schools near OL2 8QH
11 schools within 1 mile of OL2 8QH: 9 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 80% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 10 that publish a capacity are 87% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent9.1%
- Good63.6%
- Needs improvement9.1%
- Serious concerns9.1%
- Not rated9.1%
The nearest schools
- Farrowdale House SchoolOther · ages 3–11 · Independent · 37 pupils · 25% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 106% fullGood0.6 miles · June 2024
- East Crompton St George's CofE SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 122 pupils · 58% fullGood0.6 miles · February 2013
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith schoolGood0.6 miles · February 2020
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 185 pupils · 88% fullGood0.7 miles · January 2026
- Beal Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 202 pupils · 96% fullGood0.7 miles · February 2024
- Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 207 pupils · 99% fullExcellent0.8 miles · March 2014
- Hodge Clough Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 443 pupils · 105% fullGood0.8 miles · July 2024
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 975 pupils · 81% fullSerious concerns0.8 miles · May 2017
- Crompton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · 112% fullGood0.8 miles · May 2024
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 176 pupils · 84% fullNeeds improvement1 mile · December 2021
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.