Limehurst Community Primary SchoolHoly Family RC Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Oldham.

Summary of the comparison

Limehurst Community Primary School and Holy Family RC Primary School are primary schools in Oldham.

  • Limehurst Community Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Holy Family RC Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Limehurst Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Limehurst Community Primary School was judged Good and Holy Family RC Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Limehurst Community Primary School and 63.0% for Holy Family RC Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Limehurst Community Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holy Family RC Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Limehurst Community Primary School versus Holy Family RC Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OldhamLimehurst Community Primary SchoolOldhamHoly Family RC Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking7th of 77 in Oldham Stronger figure59th of 77 in Oldham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll330 201
Capacity354 225
LocationOldham, OL8 3JQ Oldham, OL8 3NG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census330 201
Free school meals (ever 6)52.7% 55.0%
English as an additional language17.9% 20.4%
SEN support15.8% 26.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 6.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.7% 16.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Limehurst Community Primary School

Holy Family RC Primary School

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