OFSTED
29 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
18 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
269
263 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
132
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
137
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.9 pts
below England
School
5.9%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.2 pts
below England
School
1.1%
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.
White British
92.2%
248
White and Asian
1.9%
5
Any other White background
1.5%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
Irish
0.7%
2
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
7.4%
20 of
269 pupils
13.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Oldham Council
69.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Oldham Council
66.3%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
Oldham Council
69.7%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.82 pts
lower than
England
School
3.40%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.85 pts
lower than
England
School
7.96%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
89.7%
1.5 pts
above England
St Chad's Church of England Primary School
89.7%
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.