Richmond Academy
Winterbottom Street, Oldham, OL9 6HY
389 pupils · 76% of 510 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 43%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 January 2023, published 5 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 24 | 86 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 33 | 28 | 55 | 31 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 60 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 25 | 49 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 17 | 36 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 23 | 20 | 37 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 31 | 27 | 57 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 37 | 67 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Westwood Academy 0.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Northmoor Academy 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Hilda's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Freehold Community Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.