Greenacres Primary Academy
Dunkerley Street, Oldham, OL4 2AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Thornton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 145537
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617705350
About this school
Greenacres Primary Academy is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 254 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 33 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 64% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Greenacres Primary 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 | 63% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 254 |
| 2024/25 | 259 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenacres Primary Academy compares
Greenacres Primary Academy ranked 40th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.2% | 29.6% | 254 | — |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| Oasis Academy Clarksfield | 57% | 6.1% | 54.2% | 461 | 0.3 miles |
| Littlemoor Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 52% | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| Mayfield Primary School | 53% | 6.5% | 50.6% | 413 | 0.5 miles |
| Horton Mill Community Primary School | 47% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 238 | 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)
- 29.63%
- English as an additional language
- 48.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 13.61%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Oasis Academy Clarksfield0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Littlemoor Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Mayfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Horton Mill Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Greenacres Primary Academy ranks 38th 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 Greenacres Primary Academy teach?
- Greenacres Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenacres Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Greenacres Primary Academy is Mrs Katie Thornton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenacres Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenacres Primary 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 Greenacres Primary Academy?
- Greenacres Primary Academy has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greenacres Primary Academy full?
- Greenacres Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 254 on roll (121%), 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 Greenacres Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Greenacres Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenacres Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenacres Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Greenacres Primary Academy?
- Greenacres Primary Academy is part of SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Greenacres Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Greenacres Primary 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 Greenacres Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenacres Primary Academy rank locally?
- Greenacres Primary Academy ranked 40th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenacres Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Greenacres Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenacres Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenacres Primary 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 10 July 2026.