Higher Failsworth Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Stansfield Road
 Failsworth
 Oldham
 Greater Manchester M35 9EA
Telephone: 0161 681 2645

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2004

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Forster (since September 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Helen Hampson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11 / 15.1
Non-teaching Staff*: 19.01
Number of pupils: 435
Pupils Per Teacher: 39.5
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 40.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.7% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 24.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £2,497,503*
Income Per Pupil: £5,741
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Oldham
Constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
Electoral Ward: Failsworth East
School Number: 3533504

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th July 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St John's Church of England Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Co-op Academy Failsworth (0.6km) show on map
  3. New Bridge School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Teenage Kicks (0.7km) show on map
  5. St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery ... (1.2km) show on map
  6. St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.2km) show on map
  7. Mather Street Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  9. Spring Brook Academy (1.3km) show on map
  10. Oasis Academy Oldham (1.3km) show on map
  11. Hollinwood Academy (1.3km) show on map
  12. Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  13. New Moston Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Oasis Academy Limeside (1.4km) show on map
  15. Holy Family RC Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  16. Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Limehurst Community Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  18. Yew Tree Community School (1.6km) show on map
  19. Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary... (1.7km) show on map
  20. South Failsworth Community Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. Stanley Road Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  22. Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  23. St Matthew's RC High School (2.0km) show on map
  24. Greater Manchester Independent School (2.0km) show on map
  25. St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston (2.1km) show on map
  26. St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Volun... (2.1km) show on map
  27. Co-op Academy Broadhurst (2.2km) show on map
  28. Chances Mentoring (2.2km) show on map
  29. The Greens ENS (2.3km) show on map
  30. St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School (2.4km) show on map
  31. Laurus Ryecroft (2.4km) show on map
  32. Hulme Grammar School (2.5km) show on map
  33. All Saints C of E Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  34. SMS Changing Lives School (2.5km) show on map
  35. Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester (2.6km) show on map
  36. The Hathershaw College (2.6km) show on map
  37. Kingfisher Special School (2.6km) show on map
  38. Freehold Community Academy (2.6km) show on map
  39. Thornycroft School (2.6km) show on map
  40. Coppice Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  41. Werneth Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  42. Co-op Academy North Manchester (2.7km) show on map
  43. Christ Church CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  44. Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  45. Moston Fields Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  46. Camberwell Park Specialist Support School (2.8km) show on map
  47. Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic Colleg... (2.9km) show on map
  48. Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest (2.9km) show on map
  49. St Thomas CofE Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  50. Briscoe Lane Academy (3.0km) show on map
  51. St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary A... (3.0km) show on map
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  53. Charlestown Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  54. Canon Burrows CofE Primary School (3.2km) show on map
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  57. St Luke's CofE Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  58. Waterloo Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  59. Broadfield Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  60. Lily Lane Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  61. St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School (3.3km) show on map
  62. Westwood High (3.3km) show on map
  63. Moorside Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  64. St Willibrord's RC Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  65. Oldham Sixth Form College (3.4km) show on map
  66. Medlock Valley Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  67. The Limes School (3.5km) show on map
  68. Richmond Academy (3.5km) show on map
  69. St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary ... (3.5km) show on map
  70. Droylsden Academy (3.5km) show on map
  71. Westwood Academy (3.5km) show on map
  72. The Radclyffe School (3.6km) show on map
  73. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School,... (3.6km) show on map
  74. Moston Lane Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  75. The Springboard Project (3.7km) show on map
  76. Seymour Road Academy (3.7km) show on map
  77. St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary A... (3.7km) show on map
  78. Crosslee Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  79. St Mary's CofE Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  80. Manchester Road Primary Academy (3.7km) show on map
  81. The Oldham College (3.7km) show on map
  82. Future Finders Employability College (3.8km) show on map
  83. Greenhill Academy (3.8km) show on map
  84. Ravensbury Community School (3.8km) show on map
  85. Canon Johnson CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  86. Alexandra Park Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  87. The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy (3.9km) show on map
  88. Northmoor Academy (3.9km) show on map
  89. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  90. Ellen House Secondary (3.9km) show on map
  91. Path 4 (3.9km) show on map
  92. St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  93. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  94. Ashton West End Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  95. Mills Hill Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  96. St Michael's Church of England Primary School... (4.0km) show on map
  97. Oasis Academy Broadoak (4.0km) show on map
  98. Bare Trees Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  99. Fairfield Road Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  100. Westwood Boys School (4.1km) show on map
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