Crompton Primary School
Longfield Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Croston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 133286
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706393668
About this school
Crompton Primary School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crompton 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. 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 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 37% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 63% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 67% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 57% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| 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 Crompton 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 | 77% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 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 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crompton Primary School compares
Crompton Primary School ranked 5th 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 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 235 | — |
| Beal Vale Primary School | 66% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | 77% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | 50% | 5.9% | 29.8% | 176 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.73%
- English as an additional language
- 23.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beal Vale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
- 0.5 miles
-
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Crompton Primary School ranks 5th 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 Crompton Primary School teach?
- Crompton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Crompton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crompton Primary School is Mrs Gemma Croston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crompton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crompton 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 Crompton Primary School?
- Crompton Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crompton Primary School full?
- Crompton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 235 on roll (112%), 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 Crompton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crompton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crompton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crompton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Crompton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% 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 Crompton Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Crompton Primary School ranked 5th 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 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crompton Primary School's absence rate?
- Crompton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crompton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crompton 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 30 June 2026.