OFSTED
9 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
226
192 full-time ·
34 part-time
Female pupils
106
46.9% of pupils
Male pupils
120
53.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.3 pts
above England
School
49.1%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.5 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.5%
139
White and Black Caribbean
7.1%
16
Any other White background
4.4%
10
Pakistani
4.4%
10
White and Black African
4.4%
10
African
4.0%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.8%
56 of
226 pupils
4.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Reading
7.8 pts below England
School
66.0%
Oldham Council
69.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Oldham Council
66.3%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
Oldham Council
69.7%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.09 pts
higher than
England
School
6.31%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.65 pts
higher than
England
School
21.47%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
1.13%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.8%
13.6 pts
above England
Willowpark Primary Academy
101.8%
Oldham Council
93.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.