Community school · Oldham

Horton Mill Community Primary School

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105679URN

Southlink, Glodwick, Oldham, OL4 1GL

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 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

2.8per place

0.5 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

84 applications for 30 places · 16th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

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

84 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.8; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.5; 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	30	84	2.8	28	0.93
Sep 2025	29	56	1.9	32	1.10
Sep 2024	25	63	2.5	24	0.96
Sep 2023	30	68	2.3	22	0.73
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	29	49	1.7	26	0.90
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2018	27	54	2.0	24	0.89
Sep 2017	29	69	2.4	21	0.72
Sep 2016	29	55	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 53% · Maths 70% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%59th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	47%	0%	103	104
2023/24	38%	0%	100	100
2022/23	35%	0%	103	101

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

Horton Mill Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Greenhill Academy
0.5 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
0.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024
Beever Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Greenacres Primary Academy
0.9 km · Oldham

2026

3.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Alexandra Park Junior School
0.9 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

43%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Clarksfield
0.9 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 58%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: 105679 · 353/2098
Capacity: 253 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 30.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Southlink, Glodwick, Oldham, OL4 1GL
Local authority: Oldham

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