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St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

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

personMr Russell Learmont

corporate_fareFORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onOldham, OL4 4DS

language Visit Website phone 1617707300

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

207

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Oldham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School is an academy converter in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 73 primaries in Oldham and #3,658 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%

Reading94% LA 71%

Writing87% LA 68%

Maths94% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading93% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading93% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-1.0 to 3.5

-1.3

Write

LA -0.7

-3.5 to 0.8

1.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.1 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 3.2

1.1

Write

LA 0.4

-0.9 to 3.1

3.1

Maths

LA 0.6

1.1 to 5.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 62%

Reading93% LA 73%

Writing90% LA 76%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 2.3

-0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 1.7

1.5

Maths

LA 0.4

-0.4 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-05-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

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

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 208 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	2	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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