Academy converter · Primary
Manchester · M35 0NW · Oldham
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 105656
South Failsworth Community Primary School
Community school · Manchester · M35 0NY
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
441
Local authority
Oldham
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 Manchester, Oldham, 441 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.8%.
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 105656
Location
- Address
- Paddock Lane, Failsworth
- Postcode
- M35 0NY
- Town
- Manchester
- Local authority
- Oldham
- District
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- Boys / girls
- 227 / 214
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 441 / 420 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- FSM pupils
- 83
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Murray
- Telephone
- 01616816351
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-04-16
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 65%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0