Primary school

Horton Mill Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Oldham
  • OL4 1GL
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,894 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 100%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West+7.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+18.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 39% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 42% · 31 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 35% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 38% · 32 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 63%47%13%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 32 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 94 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 100 · 32 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 10510394No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 97 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 32 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 10510497No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 84.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd221
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026238
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.6%
First language not English81.6%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils13.0%

Girls 50.2%Boys 49.8%

94.1% full · 253 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 14 responses (5.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 50% not applicable85.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 28.6% not applicable50% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child64.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school64.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing71.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school78.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school85.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent64.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher29.2
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 10.2
  • Other support 1.1

Teachers 7.7 FTE · Whole workforce 19.1 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,178
Spend per pupil£7,876
Staff spend per pupil£5,809
Reserve per pupil£329
  • +£73,749revenue reserve
  • +£67,943in-year balance

Grants £7,966 · self-generated £357 · premises £420 per pupil