Greenacres Primary Academy

Greenacres Primary Academy is a high-performing school. Personal development and wellbeing is exceptional, and all other inspected areas—achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, and leadership and governance—are strong standard. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is part of South Pennines Academies Trust and serves a diverse community where most pupils speak English as an additional language; the area is well above average for deprivation and the school has above-average SEN support. Pupils thrive in a nurturing environment. They make highly impressive progress through a carefully designed curriculum, close gaps quickly, and produce consistently high-quality work. Behaviour is exemplary, attendance is a key priority, and bullying is extremely rare. The early years provision is highly inclusive and prepares children well. Inclusion is a notable strength, with staff skilfully identifying barriers and supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils. Leaders and governors have an accurate understanding of the school's effectiveness, and the trust provides pertinent support and challenge. The main next step is to maintain and build on the school's highly effective work so that more pupils attain the higher standard in published outcomes. Published reading outcomes have also been below the national average in recent years. There are no other significant concerns; the school is well placed for continued success.

Strengths

• Personal development and wellbeing provision is meticulously designed and exemplary.
• Pupils develop detailed knowledge that prepares them well for life in modern Britain.
• Pupil leadership roles have a tangible impact across the school.
• Pupils actively challenge gender stereotypes and discrimination.
• Extra-curricular activities are scheduled during the school day so no pupils miss out.
• Parents highly value the personalised pastoral support.
• Pupils make highly impressive progress through the curriculum.
• Any gaps in pupils' knowledge close quickly.
• Pupils produce consistently high-quality work across all subjects, including SEND, disadvantaged, and EAL pupils.
• Pupils develop fluency in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Attendance is a key priority, with detailed tracking and personalised support for families.
• Behaviour is exemplary, with rare disruption to learning.
• Bullying is extremely rare.
• The curriculum is carefully designed and taught consistently.
• Teachers skilfully adapt teaching so pupils with SEND can fully access the curriculum.
• Early years provision is highly inclusive and prepares children well for key stage 1.
• Staff quickly and accurately determine children's starting points in early years.
• Inclusion is strong, with staff identifying barriers and supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils effectively.
• Leaders and governors have a precise understanding of the school's effectiveness.
• Leaders share expertise beyond the school and build strong relationships with parents and the community.
• The trust provides pertinent support and challenge.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• More pupils need to attain the higher standard in published outcomes.
• Published reading outcomes have been below the national average in recent years.

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 Greenacres Primary Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Greenacres Primary Academy 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 Greenacres Primary Academy had 29.6 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, 18.1% of pupils at Greenacres Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 2024–25 Greenacres Primary Academy received £7,176 and spent £6,971 for each of its 241 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £274,000 (£1,137 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of South Pennine Academies, income was £8,124 and spending £8,234 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

Greenacres Primary Academy is part of South Pennine Academies, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodlands Primary Academy Oldham
• Willowpark Primary Academy Oldham
• Moor End Academy Huddersfield
• Beaumont Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Hillside Primary School Huddersfield
• Brambles Primary Academy Huddersfield
• Park Lane Academy Halifax
• Kirkheaton Primary School Huddersfield
• Orchard Primary Academy Dewsbury

What is Greenacres Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenacres Primary Academy is Strong standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Greenacres Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenacres Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Greenacres Primary Academy have?

Greenacres Primary Academy has 254 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenacres Primary Academy cover?

Greenacres Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Greenacres Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Greenacres Primary Academy?

Greenacres Primary Academy is at Dunkerley Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 2AX.