Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
460Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142471URN

Heron Street, Oldham, OL8 4JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

2.0per place

0.3 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

112 applications for 57 places · 49th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted'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		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Oldham median (2.3) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 57 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.0; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School (URN 105632), the previous school.

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	57	112	2.0	60	1.05
Sep 2025	59	95	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2024	58	88	1.5	53	0.91
Sep 2023	60	98	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2022	59	99	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2021	59	111	1.9	74	1.25
Sep 2020	59	85	1.4	53	0.90
Sep 2019	60	93	1.6	70	1.17
Sep 2018	58	83	1.4	57	0.98
Sep 2017	53	75	1.4	49	0.92
Sep 2016 *	59	82	1.4	51	0.86
Sep 2015 *	58	110	1.9	58	1.00
Sep 2014 *	60	122	2.0	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 48% · Maths 72% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%62nd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	43%	0%	104	104
2023/24	43%	0%	104	103
2022/23	39%	0%	102	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

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Limeside
0.8 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Coppice Primary Academy
0.8 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Werneth Primary School
0.9 km · Oldham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Outstanding2023
Limehurst Community Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

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

2026

6.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

2026

2.1applications per place 43%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142471 · 353/2018
Trust: Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
Capacity: 472 pupils · 460 on roll
Free school meals: 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School (URN 105632)
Address: Heron Street, Oldham, OL8 4JD
Local authority: Oldham

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