Glodwick Infant and Nursery School

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School has shown remarkable consistency in maintaining high standards since its last inspection, receiving positive feedback across various aspects of its operation. The school’s strong emphasis on creating an inspirational learning environment has fostered exceptional pupil attitudes and achievements. The curriculum is engaging and progressively builds on knowledge, ensuring that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), excel from early years through to Year 2. The commitment to personal development is evident, with pupils actively participating in school life and taking on responsibilities.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil attitudes towards learning.
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum implemented effectively.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND leading to excellent outcomes.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour creating a positive learning environment.
• Robust personal development opportunities fostering citizenship among pupils.
• Effective teaching of phonics and reading, resulting in fluent readers.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Glodwick Infant and Nursery School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Glodwick Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Glodwick Infant and Nursery School had 38.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.6% of pupils at Glodwick Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Glodwick Infant and Nursery School received £7,104 and spent £6,830 for each of its 338 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £289,000 (£856 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Glodwick Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Glodwick Infant and Nursery School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Glodwick Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Glodwick Infant and Nursery School have?

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School has 365 pupils on roll.

What age range does Glodwick Infant and Nursery School cover?

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Glodwick Infant and Nursery School?

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School is at Glodwick Road, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, OL4 1AJ.