School profile

Yew Tree Community School

Primary · Community school · Oldham, OL9 8LD

Requires improvement

Map showing Yew Tree Community School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,237 of 15,057

Worse than 61% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Yew Tree Community School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils619 of 630 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr David Moore
Local authorityOldham
Opened01 Sept 2002
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 133712.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolOldhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%58%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%4%8%
Average reading score104104106
Average maths score104104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score106105105
Expected standard in reading76%71%76%
Expected standard in writing70%68%73%
Expected standard in maths73%72%75%
Pupils taking tests90--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils619
Girls284
Boys335
Eligible for free school meals38.4%
First language not English16.2%
SEN support79
EHC plan25
Average class size25.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
46.8%
Pakistani
17.9%
Bangladeshi
7.6%
African
6.1%
White and Asian
3.7%
Other Asian
3.4%
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
Other ethnic group
2.7%
Other mixed
2.1%
White and Black African
1.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolOldhamEngland
Overall absence5.9%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence17.7%15.1%13.2%
Severe absence0.4%0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)67
Applications (Reception)116
First preference applications (Reception)59
First preference offers (Reception)59
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places630
Pupils on roll600
Unfilled places4.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher38.5
Pupils per adult14.7
Teachers (FTE)15.77
Teaching assistants (FTE)25.66
Support staff (FTE)31.28
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2515.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2511.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Yew Tree Community School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryWhitegate End Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryStanley Road Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryCorpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Unrated
0.6 miSecondarySaint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryChrist Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryNew Moston Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryFreehold Community AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt Luke's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Yew Tree Community School

What is Yew Tree Community School's Ofsted rating?

Yew Tree Community School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 15 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Yew Tree Community School rank in England?

Yew Tree Community School ranks 9,237 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 61% of schools).

How many pupils attend Yew Tree Community School?

Yew Tree Community School has 619 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 630.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.