Broadfield Primary School
Goddard Street, Oldham, OL8 1LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Moran
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pinnacle Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 399
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 149609
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616653030
About this school
Broadfield Primary School is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 384 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Broadfield 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 | — | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadfield Primary School compares
Broadfield Primary School ranked 62nd 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 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6% | 43% | 384 | — |
| Coppice Primary Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 30.3% | 525 | 0.4 miles |
| Werneth Primary School | 60% | 7% | 37.3% | 429 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenhill Academy | 48% | 7.8% | 34.8% | 524 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.9% | 48.3% | 491 | 0.5 miles |
| Alexandra Park Junior School | 43% | 5.2% | 43.9% | 342 | 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)
- 42.95%
- English as an additional language
- 71.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 17.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coppice Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Werneth Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Greenhill Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Thomas CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Alexandra Park Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Broadfield Primary School ranks 57th 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
- 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
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadfield Primary School teach?
- Broadfield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broadfield Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Moran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadfield 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 Broadfield Primary School?
- Broadfield Primary School has 384 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Broadfield Primary School full?
- Broadfield Primary School has capacity for 399 pupils and 384 on roll (96%), 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 Broadfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Broadfield Primary School?
- Broadfield Primary School is part of THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Broadfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2023/24 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 Broadfield Primary School rank locally?
- Broadfield Primary School ranked 62nd 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 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadfield 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 15 July 2026.