Hodge Clough Primary School

Hodge Clough Primary School continues to be rated as good following an ungraded inspection. While the school maintains a supportive and caring environment for its pupils, there are indications that the overall performance may decline if a graded inspection were conducted. The school has made strides in personal development and its curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are significant concerns regarding the delivery of the curriculum, particularly in some subjects, which could affect how well pupils achieve their potential.

Strengths

• Pupils form strong bonds with staff, contributing to a caring school environment.
• Pupils are motivated to behave well and celebrate positive conduct.
• The school provides a range of trips and visits that enrich learning.
• Pupils enjoy reading and are eager about class novels.
• The school has effective safeguarding arrangements.
• Pupils engage positively in personal development activities.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the curriculum is not delivered effectively, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Assessment strategies do not adequately identify learning gaps for some pupils.
• Support for struggling readers is not always effective, hindering phonics development.

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 Hodge Clough Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Hodge Clough 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 Hodge Clough Primary School had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.2% 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, 10.2% of pupils at Hodge Clough Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Hodge Clough Primary School received £7,134 and spent £7,077 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £40,000 (£91 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 Hodge Clough Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hodge Clough Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Hodge Clough Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hodge Clough Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Hodge Clough Primary School have?

Hodge Clough Primary School has 443 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hodge Clough Primary School cover?

Hodge Clough Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hodge Clough Primary School?

Hodge Clough Primary School is at Conduit Street, Moorside, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL1 4JX.