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Horton Mill Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Southlink, Glodwick, Oldham OL4 1GL · hortonmill.oldham.sch.uk · 0161 770 7200
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.92 mi
- 1.49 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 238
- 94% of 253 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 78.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 0.92 mi (1.49 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.92 mi1.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Horton Mill Community Primary School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 14
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied