Community school · Oldham

Mills Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
604Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105648URN

Baytree Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

161 applications for 85 places · 53rd of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 20 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
10 November 2021
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Oldham median (2.3) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

161 applications · 85 places offered · 78 named it first

2026 1.9; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8

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	85	161	1.9	78	0.92
Sep 2025	62	111	1.8	57	0.92
Sep 2024	73	146	2.0	71	0.97
Sep 2023	78	139	1.8	76	0.97
Sep 2022	87	144	1.7	81	0.93
Sep 2021	89	144	1.6	88	0.99
Sep 2020	87	149	1.7	82	0.94
Sep 2019	89	167	1.9	90	1.01
Sep 2018	90	160	1.8	107	1.19
Sep 2017	90	191	2.1	86	0.96
Sep 2016	87	153	1.8	83	0.95
Sep 2015	89	194	2.2	110	1.24
Sep 2014	73	129	1.8	68	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 69% · Maths 84% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%23rd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

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	65%	3%	104	106
2023/24	39%	2%	105	106
2022/23	55%	5%	105	105

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

Mills Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Elm Wood Primary School
0.8 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Improved significantly2024

3.1applications per place
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Bare Trees Primary School
1.6 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105648 · 353/2052
Capacity: 656 pupils · 604 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Baytree Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0NH
Local authority: Oldham

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