Mills Hill Primary School
Baytree Avenue, Oldham, OL9 0NH
604 pupils · 92% of 656 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 20 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 85 | 78 | 161 | 84 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 62 | 57 | 111 | 62 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 73 | 71 | 146 | 73 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 78 | 76 | 139 | 78 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 87 | 81 | 144 | 87 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 88 | 144 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 87 | 82 | 149 | 87 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 89 | 90 | 167 | 89 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Elm Wood Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bare Trees Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.