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Willowpark Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Vulcan Street, Oldham OL1 4LJ · willowparkacademy.org · 0161 359 5699
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 226
- 4 over 222 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.8%
- First language not English
- 16.8%
- 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, 23 families put the school first and 23 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 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138792)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Willowpark Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138792), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 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 Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138792)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 58
- 25% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (29%) with SEND