Northmoor Academy
Alderson Street, Oldham, OL9 6AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Executive Principal
- Ms Rachel Beesley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 142412
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Telephone
- 01612600482
About this school
Northmoor Academy is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 346 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. 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 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 44% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 49% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Northmoor Academy 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 | 45% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northmoor Academy compares
Northmoor Academy ranked 47th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7% | 49.5% | 346 | — |
| Richmond Academy | 58% | 7.4% | 48.8% | 389 | 0.2 miles |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 39% | 377 | 0.3 miles |
| Westwood Academy | 73% | 6% | 48.3% | 242 | 0.3 miles |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | 5.2% | 41.6% | 166 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Cross Ceva Primary School | 58% | 6.3% | 56.1% | 412 | 0.5 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)
- 49.54%
- English as an additional language
- 73.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 22.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Richmond Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Hilda's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Westwood Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Northmoor Academy ranks 45th 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 Northmoor Academy teach?
- Northmoor Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the executive principal of Northmoor Academy?
- The executive principal of Northmoor Academy is Ms Rachel Beesley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northmoor Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northmoor Academy, 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 Northmoor Academy?
- Northmoor Academy has 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Northmoor Academy full?
- Northmoor Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 346 on roll (55%), 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 Northmoor Academy a faith school?
- No. Northmoor Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Northmoor Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northmoor Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Northmoor Academy?
- Northmoor Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Northmoor Academy have?
- The schools register lists Northmoor Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northmoor Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northmoor Academy rank locally?
- Northmoor Academy ranked 47th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northmoor Academy's absence rate?
- Northmoor Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northmoor Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northmoor Academy'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 2 July 2026.