Community school · Oldham

South Failsworth Community Primary School

3–11Ages
441Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105656URN

Paddock Lane, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

103 applications for 58 places · 58th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

103 applications · 58 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.8; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	58	103	1.8	50	0.86
Sep 2025	53	97	1.8	45	0.85
Sep 2024	59	99	1.7	55	0.93
Sep 2023	59	103	1.8	50	0.85
Sep 2022	60	93	1.6	40	0.67
Sep 2021	54	88	1.6	46	0.85
Sep 2020	59	117	2.0	60	1.02
Sep 2019	51	91	1.8	40	0.78
Sep 2018	60	110	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2017	60	100	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2016	58	114	2.0	69	1.19
Sep 2015	60	118	2.0	76	1.27
Sep 2014	60	112	1.9	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 65% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%50th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	52%	2%	105	101
2023/24	57%	5%	105	105
2022/23	65%	0%	106	107

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

South Failsworth Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
All Saints C of E Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Mather Street Primary School
1.3 km · Oldham

2026

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Greenside Primary School
1.5 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105656 · 353/2062
Capacity: 420 pupils · 441 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Paddock Lane, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0NY
Local authority: Oldham

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