Springhead Infant and Nursery School

Springhead Infant and Nursery School demonstrates strong overall performance, with pupils thriving in their learning environment. They exhibit confidence, skill, and a genuine interest in academics, benefiting from the school's tailored curriculum and quality teaching. Disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs make significant progress. The school maintains a positive culture that prioritizes safety and inclusivity, with leaders and staff fostering strong relationships among students. This is the school's first inspection under the new framework, and it reflects the healthy state of the school within its federation context.

Strengths

• Pupils are self-assured, skilful, and happy learners.
• High standards of academic achievement and progress, especially in mathematics and physical education.
• Effective safeguarding procedures that ensure pupil safety.
• Strong attendance rates and a reduction in persistent absence.
• Meticulously designed curriculum that prepares pupils well for future education.
• Excellent inclusion practices for pupils with special educational needs.
• High-quality phonics teaching that helps weaker readers catch up quickly.
• Strong leadership that promotes professional development and well-being among staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some early years activities do not fully support children's learning as effectively as possible.

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 Springhead Infant and Nursery School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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 Springhead 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 Springhead Infant and Nursery School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Springhead Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 Springhead Infant and Nursery School received £7,142 and spent £8,010 for each of its 150 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £70,000 (£465 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 Springhead Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Springhead Infant and Nursery School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

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

Springhead Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Springhead Infant and Nursery School have?

Springhead Infant and Nursery School has 150 pupils on roll.

What age range does Springhead Infant and Nursery School cover?

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

Where is Springhead Infant and Nursery School?

Springhead Infant and Nursery School is at Cooper Street, Springhead, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 4QT.