Community school · Oldham

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105663URN

Propps Hall Drive, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.7 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

112 applications for 28 places · 1st of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

19 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Oldham median (2.3) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

112 applications · 28 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 4.0; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 4.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 4.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 4.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 4.2; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 3.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 4.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 3.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 12 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	28	112	4.0	42	1.50
Sep 2025	29	120	4.1	51	1.76
Sep 2024	30	128	4.3	54	1.80
Sep 2023	30	127	4.2	61	2.03
Sep 2022	30	125	4.2	65	2.17
Sep 2021	30	112	3.7	50	1.67
Sep 2020	29	143	4.9	55	1.90
Sep 2019	30	103	3.4	54	1.80
Sep 2018	30	88	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	70	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2016	28	50	1.8	22	0.79
Sep 2015	29	73	2.5	32	1.10
Sep 2014	26	47	1.8	26	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%5th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	79%	7%	108	106
2023/24	60%	3%	103	105
2022/23	73%	3%	104	103

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

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
South Failsworth Community Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Mather Street Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

2026

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School
1.2 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
Co-op Academy Broadhurst
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Higher Failsworth Primary School
1.3 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.2applications per place 40%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: 105663 · 353/2071
Capacity: 236 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 33.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Propps Hall Drive, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0ND
Local authority: Oldham

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