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Crompton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Longfield Road, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7HD · crompton.oldham.sch.uk · 01706 393668
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.89 mi
- 1.43 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 235
- 25 over 210 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- First language not English
- 20.9%
- 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 0.89 mi (1.43 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 79% 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 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 37 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.89 mi1.43 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Crompton Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 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 Dec 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 41
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied