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Greenfield Primary School

Primary · Oldham · OL3 7AA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

347 pupils · 72% of 480 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
11.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.greenfieldprimaryschool.com/
URN
105667

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 62 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.03 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 12 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.03 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 62 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The distance published for 2026 entry is not shown here.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The distance published for 2026 entry is not shown here.

It is far outside anything this school's other years or comparable schools show, so it would not tell you how close you need to live.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Oldham average59.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Ivy Chimneys Primary SchoolEpping · 155 miles awayExpected standard83%
Rushden Primary AcademyRushden · 105 miles awayGood63%
Grange Primary SchoolWickford · 170 miles awayGood59%
Carr Green Primary SchoolBrighouse · 14 miles awayGood63%
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary SchoolPlymouth · 232 miles awayGood78%
Yeo Moor Primary SchoolClevedon · 150 miles awayGood77%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolBideford · 197 miles awayGood57%
Castle Park SchoolKendal · 62 miles awayGood66%
Hazeldown SchoolTeignmouth · 215 miles awayGood67%
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolFareham · 188 miles awayGood69%
Wybers Wood AcademyGrimsby · 77 miles awayGood85%
Preston CofE Primary SchoolYeovil · 181 miles awayOutstanding93%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Oldham 45%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Oldham 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Oldham 2%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Oldham 21%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Oldham 1%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Oldham 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Oldham 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Oldham 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Oldham 2%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.63 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Oldham: 0.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
35.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 22% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

46.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,217; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£5,941
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £84,954; in-year balance +£41,325

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.3%62.3%
Social housing9.8%17.1%
Privately rented12.9%20.5%
Detached houses21%22.9%
Flats18.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005408 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£297,500208 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£227,000–£420,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (47)£545,000
Semi-detached (57)£300,000
Terraced (64)£266,500
Flat (40)£219,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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