Oasis Academy Limeside
Third Avenue, Limeside, Oldham, OL8 3SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Lauren Norris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 137479
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616887535
About this school
Oasis Academy Limeside is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 452 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 52% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 66% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 59% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Oasis Academy Limeside 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 | 38% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Limeside compares
Oasis Academy Limeside ranked 71st of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 6.5% | 62.3% | 452 | — |
| Holy Family RC Primary School | 63% | 6% | 55% | 206 | 0.3 miles |
| Limehurst Community Primary School | 70% | 6.1% | 52.7% | 323 | 0.3 miles |
| Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 460 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | 65% | 5.6% | 51.6% | 333 | 0.5 miles |
| Higher Failsworth Primary School | 40% | 5.2% | 32.5% | 396 | 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)
- 62.28%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 20.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Limehurst Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Higher Failsworth Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Oasis Academy Limeside ranks 66th 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 Oasis Academy Limeside teach?
- Oasis Academy Limeside teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Limeside?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Limeside is Mrs Lauren Norris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy Limeside last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Limeside, 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 Oasis Academy Limeside?
- Oasis Academy Limeside has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Limeside full?
- Oasis Academy Limeside has capacity for 459 pupils and 452 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oasis Academy Limeside a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Limeside has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Limeside have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oasis Academy Limeside as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oasis Academy Limeside?
- Oasis Academy Limeside is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Limeside's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Limeside rank locally?
- Oasis Academy Limeside ranked 71st of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Limeside's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Limeside's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Limeside's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Limeside'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 1 July 2026.