Horton Mill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2024
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Horton Mill Community Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2024 entry.
Horton Mill Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 47% met expected standard, 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 27.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham is 42.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oldham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Southlink, Glodwick, Oldham, OL4 1GL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils play a large part in making this school the welcoming learning community that it is.”
- “They benefit from the positive relationships that they develop with staff and their friends.”
- “Playground pals and lunchtime helpers support younger pupils to enjoy positive breaktimes.”
To improve
- “However, these aspirations are not being met.”
- “This is because, over time, pupils in key stages 1 and 2 have not benefited from an ambitious curriculum that builds their knowledge.”
- “However, it is too early to see the impact of this work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- Greenhill Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Glodwick Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beever Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenacres Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Alexandra Park Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Cross Ceva Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published