Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is a good school across all inspected areas, maintaining the good grade from its previous inspection. Inspectors found a warm, orderly school where pupils are proud, polite and focused, and where an ambitious curriculum, strong reading provision and effective SEND support help most pupils achieve well and prepare for the next stage. The school is part of Focus Academy Trust and is led by an interim executive principal; this was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Strengths

• Ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong early reading and phonics provision with expert staff support.
• Pupils behave well and are polite, kind and focused in lessons.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Broad personal development and extra-curricular opportunities.
• Strong understanding of British values, safety and healthy relationships.
• Effective governance and trust support with manageable staff workload.
• Attendance has improved noticeably through targeted support.
• Early years provides a confident start with secure vocabulary development.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, the curriculum lacks precision about important content and sequencing, hindering secure knowledge building over time.
• Pupils' writing attainment at the end of Year 6 was below the national average in 2024, although the school responded swiftly.

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 Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Lyndhurst Primary 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 Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School had 25.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.3% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 2024–25 Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School received £6,815 and spent £6,142 for each of its 442 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £41,000 (£93 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, income was £7,160 and spending £6,808 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is part of Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Coppice Primary Academy Oldham
• Freehold Community Academy Oldham
• Roundthorn Primary Academy Oldham
• Manor Green Primary Academy Manchester
• Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale
• Old Trafford Community Academy Manchester
• Shibden Head Primary Academy Bradford
• Thornton Primary School Bradford
• Boothroyd Primary Academy Dewsbury
• Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury

What is Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School have?

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School has 460 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School cover?

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School?

Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is at Heron Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 4JD.