Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #82 in Oldham public Top 94% UK

St Hugh's CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personHead not listed

location_onOldham, OL4 5NZ

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

groups

Students

213

school

Expected Standard

27%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

0.8x

summarize

St Hugh's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Oldham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 94% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

St Hugh's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 27% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #82 of 87 primaries in Oldham and #14,308 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 13.5%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading40% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing37% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.0

-4.5 to 0.4

-0.5

Write

LA -0.7

-2.9 to 1.8

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.4 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.4

-1.7 to 3.4

0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 3.1

0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 62%

Reading43% LA 73%

Writing68% LA 76%

Maths54% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA 0.3

-5.6 to -1

-0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 2

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.4

-3.5 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-02-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-03-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-10-02

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 219 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	4	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	4	1.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	219	5	2.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	215	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	222	3	1.4%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	224	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	216	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	221	7	3.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	233	5	2.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	7	3.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	213	7	3.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

health_and_safety

Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

73.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

91.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

36.0%Positive

View All Survey Responseskeyboard_arrow_down

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree45%

agree45%

disagree9%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree36%

agree36%

disagree9%

strongly disagree18%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree27%

agree18%

disagree18%

strongly disagree9%

not applicable27%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree45%

agree36%

strongly disagree9%

don't know9%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree27%

agree45%

disagree27%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree45%

agree27%

disagree18%

strongly disagree9%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree36%

agree55%

don't know9%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree36%

agree18%

disagree18%

strongly disagree18%

don't know9%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree36%

agree45%

disagree18%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes64%

no36%

Top Primary Schools in Oldham

Other highly-ranked schools in the same local authority

View all arrow_forward

Rushcroft Primary School

Good

location_on Oldham, OL2 7YL

emoji_events #1 in LA

St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

Outstanding

location_on Oldham, OL8 2PY

emoji_events #2 in LA

Christ Church CofE Primary School

Good

location_on Oldham, OL9 9ED

emoji_events #3 in LA

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School

Outstanding

location_on Manchester, M35 0ND

emoji_events #4 in LA

Roundthorn Primary Academy

Good

location_on Oldham, OL4 5LN

emoji_events #5 in LA

St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School

Good

location_on Oldham, OL4 5AT

emoji_events #6 in LA

View all schools in Oldham arrow_forward

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Oldham

Rushcroft Primary School

St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

Christ Church CofE Primary School

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School

Roundthorn Primary Academy

St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School