OFSTED
26 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
365
310 full-time ·
55 part-time
Female pupils
189
51.8% of pupils
Male pupils
176
48.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
below England
School
20.3%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
48.5 pts
above England
School
68.8%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
85.2%
311
Bangladeshi
3.6%
13
Any other Asian background
2.5%
9
African
2.2%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
7
White and Asian
1.4%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.5%
82 of
365 pupils
1.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.35 pts
higher than
England
School
6.57%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.25 pts
higher than
England
School
24.06%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.87 pts
higher than
England
School
2.67%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.4%
13.2 pts
above England
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
101.4%
Oldham Council
93.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.