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EnglandNorth WestOldhamOL8 3JQLimehurst Community Primary School
Primary

Limehurst Community Primary School

Primary

Oldham · Oldham · OL8 3JQ www.limehurst.oldham.sch.uk

Pupils
330
cap. 354
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
330
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
330
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Limehurst Community Primary School · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-1pp
73%72%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
5%4%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
330
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
White Bank Road, Oldham, OL8 3JQ
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
2024/2570%5%83%43%73%5%83%30%83%80%107.0106.0107.017%330
2023/2471%2%79%36%71%7%79%14%86%79%107.0104.0107.017%326
2022/2371%2%82%38%76%4%87%18%80%89%108.0104.0106.0+4.30+1.10+1.8014%324
2018/1973%5%80%34%77%5%86%25%89%89%105.0106.0107.0+1.60-0.90+1.7018%333
2017/1872%2%77%21%77%2%79%21%79%84%103.0103.0106.0+0.80+0.60+1.2020%343
2016/1757%0%60%12%83%2%88%12%88%83%102.0105.0107.0+0.80+2.30+2.9024%347

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
2024/2533030.617%18%53%6%18%
2023/2432626.917%16%54%7%24%
2022/2332423.114%14%58%7%23%
2021/2233420.515%16%59%7%23%
2020/2133618.213%18%51%
2018/1933316.318%16%61%5%16%
2017/1834315.720%16%63%6%18%
2016/1734717.324%15%63%5%14%

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