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Horton Mill Community Primary School

Community school · Oldham · OL4 1GL

Ages 3–11 · 238 pupils · Oldham

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)38%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.6%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
191

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill94%

238 pupils · 253 places

Pupils on roll
238
Boys / girls
122 / 116
School capacity
253
Capacity fill
238 / 253 (94%)
Free school meals
30.8%
FSM pupils
65
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Zaira Cook

Location

Address
Southlink, Glodwick
Postcode
OL4 1GL
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, 238 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.8%.

Open schools in Oldham
115
Primary schools in Oldham
79
Academies among open schools in Oldham
52% (60)
Open schools in OL4
19
Primary in OL4
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.

Compare with theseAll in OldhamNear OL4

  • Greenhill Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Oldham · OL4 1RR · Oldham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM33.6%
    • Demand1.36

    0.3 miles away

  • Glodwick Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Greater Manchester · OL4 1AJ · Oldham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM23.5%
    • Demand0.87

    0.4 miles away

  • Beever Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Oldham · OL1 3QU · Oldham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS225%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM68.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Greenacres Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Oldham · OL4 2AX · Oldham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM28.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.5 miles away

  • Alexandra Park Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Oldham · OL8 2BE · Oldham

    Ages 7–11

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM42.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Oasis Academy Clarksfield

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Oldham · OL4 1NG · Oldham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM54.1%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Holy Cross Ceva Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Oldham · OL1 3EZ · Oldham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM57.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Zaira Cook
Telephone
01617707200

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