Mills Hill Primary School, Oldham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Mills Hill Primary excels at creating a warm, welcoming environment where every child is known well by staff and feels confident to learn and ask for help. The school delivers an ambitious, broad curriculum that builds knowledge securely over time, and provides outstanding support for pupils with additional needs or facing disadvantages, ensuring all children can access learning and thrive.
Key Strengths
- Positive behaviour and attendance with a calm, respectful culture where pupils feel safe and well supported
- Ambitious, carefully sequenced curriculum across all subjects with strong emphasis on basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics
- Effective inclusion and support for pupils with additional needs and those facing disadvantages
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils with warm, welcoming environment
- Well-trained staff who are supported by leaders and equipped to meet diverse pupil needs
Areas for Improvement
- Writing teaching is inconsistent across some year groups, with weaker delivery in a minority of classes hindering progress
- Some gaps between recommendations in statutory plans for SEND pupils and what is actually delivered in classrooms
- Leaders working to ensure writing curriculum improvements are fully embedded
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Cross-country running, netball, basketball, musical theatre, art, football, reading ambassadors, sports leaders, school council, trips to zoo, mill, and outdoor adventure centres
Mills Hill Primary School provides a welcoming and inclusive education where pupils thrive and make secure progress from their starting points. The school has an ambitious curriculum, strong pastoral support, and a caring ethos that helps all pupils, including those facing disadvantages, feel safe and confident.
At a Glance
17.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 77%. Maths has declined from 88% to 84%. Writing has improved from 42% to 69%.
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
27.1
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
20
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
604 pupils
656 capacity
52 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Oldham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Oldham
Admissions Demand - Oldham
Places available
3,967
Applications
2,727
Got 1st preference
93.5%
Got preferred school
97.9%
Primary admissions across Oldham (2025/26)
Inspection History(15)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.82935%
Overall absence
10.41667%
Persistent absence
528
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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