Community school · Oldham

Limehurst Community Primary School

3–11Ages
323Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105638URN

White Bank Road, Oldham, OL8 3JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

57 applications for 34 places · 63rd of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

13 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
18 March 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Oldham median (2.3) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 34 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.7; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oldham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	57	1.7	32	0.94
Sep 2025	32	46	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2024	37	52	1.4	37	1.00
Sep 2023	31	41	1.3	27	0.87
Sep 2022	29	48	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2021	45	69	1.5	46	1.02
Sep 2020	37	45	1.2	36	0.97
Sep 2019	42	51	1.2	36	0.86
Sep 2018	43	52	1.2	41	0.95
Sep 2017	30	37	1.2	27	0.90
Sep 2016	34	40	1.2	32	0.94
Sep 2015	33	42	1.3	26	0.79
Sep 2014	31	38	1.2	30	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%15th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	5%	107	106
2023/24	71%	2%	107	104
2022/23	71%	2%	108	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Limehurst Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Holy Family RC Primary School
0.1 km · Oldham

2026

6.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Limeside
0.5 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Oldham

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Higher Failsworth Primary School
1.6 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105638 · 353/2033
Capacity: 354 pupils · 323 on roll
Free school meals: 50.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: White Bank Road, Oldham, OL8 3JQ
Local authority: Oldham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources