Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Medlock Valley Primary School

3–11Ages
337Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147453URN

Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.9 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

62 applications for 44 places · 69th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 · 13 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Oldham median (2.3) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 44 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 0.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.1; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Medlock Valley Community School (URN 133710), 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	44	62	1.4	34	0.77
Sep 2025	32	42	1.3	22	0.69
Sep 2024	31	45	1.5	28	0.90
Sep 2023	39	39	1.0	21	0.54
Sep 2022	21	32	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2021	36	38	1.1	27	0.75
Sep 2020	41	33	0.8	22	0.54
Sep 2019 *	40	45	1.1	26	0.65
Sep 2018 *	38	48	1.3	28	0.74
Sep 2017 *	43	57	1.3	36	0.84
Sep 2016 *	45	63	1.4	35	0.78
Sep 2015 *	44	49	1.1	31	0.70
Sep 2014 *	35	31	0.9	22	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%57th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard2%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	48%	0%	99	100
2023/24	55%	2%	103	100
2022/23	55%	5%	105	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

Medlock Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
0.2 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Oldham

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Alexandra Park Junior School
1.1 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

43%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

2026

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Alt Academy
1.4 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Coppice Primary Academy
1.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147453 · 353/2026
Trust: Kingfisher Learning Trust
Capacity: 341 pupils · 337 on roll
Free school meals: 62.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Medlock Valley Community School (URN 133710)
Address: Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2PN
Local authority: Oldham

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