School profile

Horton Mill Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Oldham, OL4 1GL

Requires improvement

Map showing Horton Mill Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,894 of 15,057

Worse than 85% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Horton Mill Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 25 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils238 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Zaira Cook
Local authorityOldham

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 105679.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolOldhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths47%58%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%4%8%
Average reading score103104106
Average maths score104104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score108105105
Expected standard in reading67%71%76%
Expected standard in writing53%68%73%
Expected standard in maths70%72%75%
Pupils taking tests30--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils238
Girls116
Boys122
Eligible for free school meals27.3%
First language not English78.2%
SEN support40
EHC plan10
Average class size25.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

Pakistani
71%
Bangladeshi
11.3%
Other Asian
10.9%
White and Asian
4.2%
African
1.7%
White British
0.4%
Other mixed
0.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolOldhamEngland
Overall absence6.2%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence17.3%15.1%13.2%
Severe absence2.2%0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)30
Applications (Reception)84
First preference applications (Reception)28
First preference offers (Reception)28
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll210
Unfilled places0%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher29.2
Pupils per adult12.5
Teachers (FTE)7.7
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.21
Support staff (FTE)11.35
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Horton Mill Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryGreenhill AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miNot applicableSapience Girls AcademyOther independent school
Good
0.3 miNot applicableWestwood Boys SchoolOther independent school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryGlodwick Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimarySt Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.5 miSecondaryThe Blue Coat CofE SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryBeever Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryGreenacres Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryAlexandra Park Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryOasis Academy ClarksfieldAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Horton Mill Community Primary School

What is Horton Mill Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Horton Mill Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 25 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Horton Mill Community Primary School rank in England?

Horton Mill Community Primary School ranks 12,894 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 85% of schools).

How many pupils attend Horton Mill Community Primary School?

Horton Mill Community Primary School has 238 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.