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EnglandNorth WestOldhamM35 9EAHigher Failsworth Primary School
Primary

Higher Failsworth Primary School

Primary

Oldham · Oldham · M35 9EA www.higher-failsworth.oldham.sch.uk

Pupils
435
cap. 474
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio36.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Higher Failsworth Primary School · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
40%
-15pp
58%49%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
435
Pupil : teacher ratio
36.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Stansfield Road, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 9EA
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
2024/2540%0%55%23%53%0%68%8%65%55%103.0102.0101.015%435
2023/2455%2%67%22%69%3%71%16%78%67%104.0103.0103.019%446
2022/2349%2%62%29%65%2%65%9%69%67%103.0102.0102.0-3.20-4.00-2.7017%426
2018/1958%3%64%14%75%10%75%10%81%78%102.0103.0104.0+1.80+2.40+1.6014%429
2017/1848%0%63%12%67%4%65%8%75%60%100.0101.0102.0-1.30-1.00-0.6011%434
2016/1747%7%58%22%73%12%64%17%64%86%102.0103.0106.0+3.10+3.60+3.2014%444

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
2024/2543533.515%12%32%5%14%
2023/2444631.019%11%33%6%20%
2022/2342630.417%9%33%6%18%
2021/2240727.114%9%34%7%21%
2020/2142024.624%8%30%
2018/1942918.714%9%38%4%10%
2017/1843419.211%8%41%5%13%
2016/1744421.214%10%42%5%11%

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