Littlemoor Primary School
Littlemoor Lane, Oldham, OL4 2RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Kelly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kingfisher Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 341
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 148848
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612432873
About this school
Littlemoor Primary School is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 313 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Littlemoor Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 41 | 40 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 40% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 60% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 53% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 63% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Littlemoor 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 | 46% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Littlemoor Primary School compares
Littlemoor Primary School ranked 42nd of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% 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 | 56% | 7.1% | 52% | 313 | — |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 29.6% | 254 | 0.3 miles |
| Mayfield Primary School | 53% | 6.5% | 50.6% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 40% | 6% | 53.4% | 292 | 0.3 miles |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 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)
- 52%
- English as an additional language
- 50.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.05%
- Persistent absence
- 22.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenacres Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Mayfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Woodlands Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Littlemoor Primary School ranks 40th 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 ages does Littlemoor Primary School teach?
- Littlemoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Littlemoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Littlemoor Primary School is Mrs Claire Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Littlemoor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Littlemoor 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 many pupils are at Littlemoor Primary School?
- Littlemoor Primary School has 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Littlemoor Primary School full?
- Littlemoor Primary School has capacity for 341 pupils and 313 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 Littlemoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Littlemoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Littlemoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Littlemoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Littlemoor Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Littlemoor Primary School is part of KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Littlemoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Littlemoor Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Littlemoor Primary School ranked 42nd of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% 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 Littlemoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Littlemoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Littlemoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Littlemoor 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 10 July 2026.