Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School
Heron Street, Oldham, OL8 4JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Chadwick
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 142471
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617707260
About this school
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 460 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 | 62 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 43% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 82% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Lyndhurst Primary 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 | 39% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 463 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School compares
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School ranked 64th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 460 | — |
| Oasis Academy Limeside | 36% | 6.5% | 62.3% | 452 | 0.5 miles |
| Coppice Primary Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 30.3% | 525 | 0.5 miles |
| Werneth Primary School | 60% | 7% | 37.3% | 429 | 0.6 miles |
| St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School | 65% | 5.6% | 51.6% | 333 | 0.6 miles |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 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)
- 28.85%
- English as an additional language
- 43.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 13.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Limeside0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Coppice Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Werneth Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School ranks 59th 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 Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is Mr Jason Chadwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyndhurst Primary 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 Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School?
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School full?
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 472 pupils and 460 on roll (97%), 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 Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School?
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School is part of FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School ranked 64th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyndhurst Primary 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 2 July 2026.