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EnglandNorth WestOldhamOL9 7RGFreehold Community Academy
Primary

Freehold Community Academy

Primary

Oldham · Oldham · OL9 7RG www.freeholdprimaryacademy.co.uk

Pupils
459
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
79%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
79%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Freehold Community Academy · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
-1pp
63%59%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
79%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Sidmouth Street, Oldham, OL9 7RG
Local authority
Oldham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%3%72%23%72%13%61%16%75%69%103.0102.0104.017%459
2023/2456%5%66%18%77%11%72%16%87%77%103.0103.0105.015%453
2022/2356%0%72%8%72%0%72%9%88%64%102.0101.0103.0-1.30+0.60-0.7017%475
2018/1962%7%72%18%88%23%72%18%82%87%102.0103.0106.0-2.90+1.00-3.0014%466
2017/1863%7%69%27%83%17%75%12%86%80%104.0103.0106.0-2.20-0.70-1.90477
2016/1742%5%51%11%68%11%63%7%68%75%100.0102.0105.0-5.70-2.40-3.8016%477

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545920.317%79%36%6%17%
2023/2445320.715%82%31%7%21%
2022/2347522.317%84%33%8%28%
2021/2248621.913%88%35%7%24%
2020/2147421.412%86%30%
2018/1946620.914%96%29%4%8%
2017/1820.34%10%
2016/1747722.916%97%31%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.