Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2024
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Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2024 every applicant was offered a place, as at all 11 other Oldham primary schools with a published Reception 2024 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 60 first-choice applications for 57 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Heron Street, Oldham, OL8 4JD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 460 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School.”
- “They are excited to learn new information.”
- “They are polite, well mannered and care deeply for each other.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum is less clear about what teachers should teach and the order in which this should happen.”
- “This sometimes hinders pupils from building their knowledge securely over time.”
- “However, in 2024, their attainment in writing by the end of Year 6 was below the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 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) | 43% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 56 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.
- Oasis Academy Limeside 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Coppice Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Werneth Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Limehurst Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Family RC Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadfield Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published