Limehurst Community Primary School
White Bank Road, Oldham, OL8 3JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 354
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 105638
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617707220
About this school
Limehurst Community Primary School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 323 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 42 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 71% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Limehurst Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 330 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Limehurst Community Primary School compares
Limehurst Community Primary School ranked 15th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.1% | 52.7% | 323 | — |
| Holy Family RC Primary School | 63% | 6% | 55% | 206 | 0.1 miles |
| Oasis Academy Limeside | 36% | 6.5% | 62.3% | 452 | 0.3 miles |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 460 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School | 67% | 4% | 21.6% | 133 | 0.8 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | 65% | 5.6% | 51.6% | 333 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.7%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 17.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Oasis Academy Limeside0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Limehurst Community Primary School ranks 14th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Limehurst Community Primary School teach?
- Limehurst Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Limehurst Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Limehurst Community Primary School is Mr Mark Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Limehurst Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Limehurst Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Limehurst Community Primary School?
- Limehurst Community Primary School has 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Limehurst Community Primary School full?
- Limehurst Community Primary School has capacity for 354 pupils and 323 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Limehurst Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Limehurst Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Limehurst Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Limehurst Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Limehurst Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Limehurst Community Primary School rank locally?
- Limehurst Community Primary School ranked 15th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Limehurst Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Limehurst Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Limehurst Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Limehurst Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.