Springhead Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Oldham
Cooper Street, Oldham, OL4 4QT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
11.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
150
Capacity used
Has space72%
207 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer
35
Places offered
60
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 33 | 33 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 9 | 1 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 1 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 60 | 35 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Oldham lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gillian Kay
- Address
- Cooper Street, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4QT
- Phone
- 01617705620
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward / constituency
- Saddleworth West & Lees · Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105668
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
150 pupils · 207 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
27 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 91 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oldham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.