Limehurst Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Unique reference
- 105638
- Address
- White Bank Road, OL8 3JQ
- Website
- www.limehurst.oldham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 326 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 67.2%
African 9.8%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 4.3%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.3
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Limehurst Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 37
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 33 10 23 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 33 15 18 |
| Year 1 | 42 21 21 |
| Year 2 | 44 21 23 |
| Year 3 | 45 30 15 |
| Year 4 | 42 25 17 |
| Year 5 | 41 14 27 |
| Year 6 | 43 18 25 |