Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
Propps Hall Drive, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Gillian Kay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Ivory Federation
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 105663
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617708400
About this school
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 237 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 70% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery 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 | 73% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 6th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.4% | 37% | 237 | — |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | 4.7% | 18.5% | 450 | 0.1 miles |
| Mather Street Primary School | 45% | 6.8% | 56.3% | 204 | 0.4 miles |
| South Failsworth Community Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 17.8% | 441 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 34.8% | 255 | 0.5 miles |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School | 72% | 6.6% | 62.7% | 219 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 6.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Mather Street Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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South Failsworth Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School ranks 21st of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive head teacher of Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Gillian Kay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery 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 Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School full?
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 236 pupils and 237 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School is part of the The Ivory Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School rank locally?
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School ranked 6th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery 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.