Friezland Primary School

Friezland Primary School has undergone a significant transition since its last inspection, which showed good overall effectiveness in 2019. This recent ungraded inspection suggests some areas may not be performing as strongly as before, indicating a potential need for improvement. While pupils exhibit a positive attitude towards learning and a strong sense of community, concerns have arisen regarding low-level disruptions in the classroom affecting learning and the school’s expectations for student achievement being insufficient.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, polite, and feel safe in school.
• The school promotes positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• Children in early years develop strong relationships and engage well in learning activities.
• The curriculum is ambitious and designed to build knowledge progressively.
• Pupils show enthusiasm for subjects like design and technology.
• The school has effective systems to support high attendance rates.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently check pupils' understanding of writing concepts.
• Low-level disruptions in class hinder the learning experience.
• Expectations for pupil achievement are sometimes too low.

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 Friezland Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Friezland Primary 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 Friezland Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Friezland Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Friezland Primary School received £7,836 and spent £7,899 for each of its 97 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 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 Friezland Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Friezland Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Friezland Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Friezland Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Friezland Primary School have?

Friezland Primary School has 97 pupils on roll.

What age range does Friezland Primary School cover?

Friezland Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Friezland Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Friezland Primary School?

Friezland Primary School is at Church Road, Greenfield, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL3 7LN.