SCHOOL PROFILE

St Hugh's CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150039
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 February 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oldham
Trust CROMPTON HOUSE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 211 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 109 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 102 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

58.3%
33.5 pts above England
School 58.3%
Oldham Council 34.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.3%
20.0 pts above England
School 40.3%
Oldham Council 30.6%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
46.0%
97
African
13.3%
28
Any other Black background
9.5%
20
Any other White background
8.1%
17
Any other Asian background
6.2%
13
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.0% 57 of 211 pupils
6.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.0%
Oldham Council 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.4% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 5.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.6% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Vision impairment 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Oldham Council 56.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Oldham Council 69.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Oldham Council 66.3%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts higher than England
School 6.70%
Oldham Council 6.61%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.37%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.55 pts higher than England
School 23.37%
Oldham Council 17.87%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

89.4% 1.2 pts above England
St Hugh's CofE Primary School
89.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information