Springhead Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Oldham (Oldham).
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Early years (EYFS)
Expected standard
report card, Jan 2026
Attendance rate
95.8%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.3
▲ 0.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.3%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
15.3%
▼ 0.1pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
72%
150 / 207 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
25.0%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 02-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Oldham (local council)
- Type of school
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Federation
- The Ivory Federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 7 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Oldham has 128 schools on the register, including 40 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.