Greenfield Primary School
Shaw Street, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Storey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 105667
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617705525
About this school
Greenfield Primary School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 347 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 63% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 87% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 73% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Greenfield 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 | 55% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 303 |
| 2024/25 | 318 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenfield Primary School compares
Greenfield Primary School ranked 24th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.7% | 14.2% | 347 | — |
| Greenfield St Mary's CofE School | 67% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 158 | 0.5 miles |
| Friezland Primary School | 69% | 3.2% | 10.9% | 97 | 0.8 miles |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 9.4% | 269 | 1.1 miles |
| St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School | 87% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 209 | 1.3 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School | — | — | — | 232 | 1.3 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)
- 14.18%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 8.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Greenfield St Mary's CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Friezland Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Chad's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Greenfield Primary School ranks 22nd 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 ages does Greenfield Primary School teach?
- Greenfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenfield Primary School is Mr Benjamin Storey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenfield 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 many pupils are at Greenfield Primary School?
- Greenfield Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greenfield Primary School full?
- Greenfield Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 347 on roll (72%), 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 Greenfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Greenfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenfield Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Greenfield Primary School ranked 24th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfield 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.