Higher Failsworth Primary School
Community school in Oldham, Oldham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 396 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 474 |
| Free school meals | 30.80% |
| Local authority | Oldham |
| Address | Stansfield Road, Failsworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, M35 9EA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.higher-failsworth.oldham.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01616812645 |
| URN | 134784 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 July 2024, published 24 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 9 February 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- New Moston Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Oasis Academy Limeside (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Mather Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Oldham
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.