St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

About St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School is a Church of England primary in the Oldham local authority, and it ranks third out of 67 primary schools in the area. That puts it in the top five per cent of Oldham primaries, sitting just behind Christ Church CofE Primary School and St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School, and ahead of Buckstones Primary School. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged four to eleven, with headteacher Russell Learmont at the helm. It's a relatively small school, with 208 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, and just 6.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in June 2025, inspectors confirmed that standards were maintained, and the school retains its overall Good rating. The previous graded inspection in 2015 had already awarded Good across the board, including for leadership and management and early years provision, a clear improvement from the Requires Improvement rating it received in 2013.

Academically, St Anne's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 87 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with an Oldham average of 58 per cent. That's a strong showing that places the school 78th out of 2,065 primaries in the North West region and 530th nationally. The school's average scores in reading (110) and maths (109) are both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 53 per cent of pupils achieved that level in reading, 37 per cent in maths and 17 per cent in writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone paint a picture of a school where most children are meeting or exceeding expectations. The Parent View survey, based on 62 responses between September 2024 and September 2025, backs this up: 97 per cent of parents would recommend the school, and overwhelming majorities strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 88 applications for 30 places and 41 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of nearly three to one. Facilities include a library, music rooms, a gymnasium, an outdoor playground, forest school provision, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, gymnastics, swimming, netball and cricket, while clubs range from eco club and coding to book club. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health support, though the Parent View data shows no responses from parents of SEND children. For families seeking a high-attaining, church-affiliated primary in Oldham with a strong local reputation and a clear focus on academic outcomes, St Anne's is a compelling choice, though securing a place will require a first-preference application given the level of demand.

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