Greenfield Primary School

Greenfield Primary School is performing well overall, with inspectors finding all key areas good. Pupils are happy, safe and well supported in a warm and positive school culture, and they achieve well, including pupils with SEND. Behaviour is strong, reading is prioritised, and pupils benefit from a broad curriculum and a wide range of wider opportunities. The school has high expectations and a clear curriculum in most areas, but some recent changes mean a small number of subjects are at an earlier stage of development. In early years, leaders have not set out clearly enough what children should learn and by when, and checks on pupils' understanding are variable, so some teachers do not adapt work promptly enough. A small minority of pupils do not attend regularly enough, which leaves gaps in their learning. This was the school's first routine inspection since 2014, having previously been exempt as outstanding, and it has a new headteacher who started in September 2024. Safeguarding is effective, staff feel well supported, and governors provide appropriate support and challenge.

Strengths

• Warm and positive relationships help pupils feel happy and safe.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, enjoy learning and achieve well.
• High expectations for behaviour mean pupils are polite and courteous.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well planned in most subjects.
• Reading is prioritised and phonics is delivered effectively.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and generally well supported.
• Pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain through personal development.
• Staff value the support for their workload, well-being and professional development.
• Governors provide effective support and challenge.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years curriculum planning does not clearly set out what children should learn and by when.
• Some teachers do not check pupils' understanding frequently enough and move on before pupils are secure.
• A small minority of pupils do not attend school regularly enough.
• A small number of subjects are at an earlier stage of curriculum development following recent changes.

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 Greenfield Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Greenfield 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 Greenfield Primary School had 35.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.5% 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, 7.5% of pupils at Greenfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Greenfield Primary School received £6,063 and spent £5,941 for each of its 337 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £85,000 (£252 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 Greenfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Greenfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenfield Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Greenfield Primary School have?

Greenfield Primary School has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenfield Primary School cover?

Greenfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Greenfield Primary School?

Greenfield Primary School is at Shaw Street, Greenfield, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL3 7AA.