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Friezland Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Church Road, Greenfield, Oldham OL3 7LN · friezlandschool.co.uk · 01457 872601
Overview
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 97
- 92% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 21 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Oldham it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Friezland Primary School was: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 56
- 61% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 52% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied