Royton North

Summary

Royton North (E02001101) is part of Oldham local authority (view on map). Royton North has an approximate population of 5,600 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Royton North neighbours Shaw & Crompton, Royton East & Cowlishaw, Royton South West, Balderstone & Kirkholt, and North Middleton & Stakehill.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Royton North is the 6th least deprived area in Oldham (out of 34) with 23% of children living in low-income families, compared to 53% across Oldham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Royton North, 21% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 37% in Oldham and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Royton North % in Oldham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 21% 37% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 79% 63% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Royton North, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Oldham, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Royton North % in Oldham % in England
No special educational needs 84% 80% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 12% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5.0% 8.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Royton North, 14% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 50% in Oldham, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Royton North % in Oldham % in England
White 86% 50% 67%
Asian 7.0% 34% 14%
Black 2.0% 7.0% 7.0%
Mixed 4.0% 6.0% 7.0%
Other – 2.0% 3.0%
Not known – 1.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Royton North with English as an additional language is 7.0%, compared with 32% in Oldham, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Royton North % in Oldham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 7.0% 32% 22%
Known or believed to be English 92% 68% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Royton North has 13 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Royton North
All childcare providers 13
Childminders 9
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

In Royton North, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Royton North. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Royton North has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Royton North
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Royton North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Royton North has no independent schools.

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