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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextURN 133286

Crompton Primary School

Community school · Oldham · OL2 7HD

Ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · Oldham

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-06-27

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)37%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.3%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

235 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
235
Boys / girls
112 / 123
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
235 / 210 (112%)
Free school meals
22.3%
FSM pupils
51
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Croston

Location

Address
Longfield Road, Shaw
Postcode
OL2 7HD
Town
Oldham
County
Greater Manchester
Local authority
Oldham
District
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Oldham, Oldham, 235 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.3%.

Open schools in Oldham
115
Primary schools in Oldham
79
Academies among open schools in Oldham
52% (60)
Open schools in OL2
21
Primary in OL2
16
Open schools in Oldham LA
128
Primary in Oldham LA
86

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Croston
Telephone
01706393668
Website
http://www.crompton.oldham.sch.uk

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