Mayfield Primary School
Mayfield Road, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Couper-Barton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cranmer Education Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 142550
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616246425
About this school
Mayfield Primary School is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 413 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
- 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 | 33 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 39% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 35% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 55% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Mayfield 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 | 26% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mayfield Primary School compares
Mayfield Primary School ranked 49th 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.5% | 50.6% | 413 | — |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | 59% | 6.3% | 63.8% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.3 miles |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 40% | 6% | 53.4% | 292 | 0.3 miles |
| Littlemoor Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 52% | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 29.6% | 254 | 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)
- 50.57%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 19.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willowpark Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Woodlands Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Littlemoor Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Greenacres Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Mayfield Primary School ranks 47th 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 Mayfield Primary School teach?
- Mayfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Mayfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mayfield Primary School is Mr Mark Couper-Barton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mayfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mayfield 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 big is Mayfield Primary School?
- Mayfield Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mayfield Primary School full?
- Mayfield Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 413 on roll (92%), 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 Mayfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mayfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mayfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mayfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mayfield Primary School?
- Mayfield Primary School is part of CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mayfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% 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 Mayfield Primary School rank locally?
- Mayfield Primary School ranked 49th 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 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mayfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Mayfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mayfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mayfield 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 6 July 2026.