The Grove Partnership
The Grove Partnership is a pupil referral unit in Oldham for boys and girls aged 10 to 16. It has 68 pupils. About 72 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings, Oldham, OL1 4HX0161 770 7120thegrovepartnership.orgMr Emmett Patel headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 February 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 25 June 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oldham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (64), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 68 | 92 | 61 | 42 | 37 | 71 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 72% | 67% | 56% | 57% | 43% | 35% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 87% | 79% | 91% | 100% | 97% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 13% | 18% | 10% | 0% | 3% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 14 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 63%, compared with 67% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 64% | 24% | 53% |
| Education | 64% | 19% | 36% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Not in education, work or training | 21% | 33% | 33% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Primary Academy | Academy | 120 m | 292 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 380 m | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Littlemoor Primary School | Academy | 490 m | 313 | Requires improvement 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| Mayfield Primary School | Academy | 600 m | 413 | Requires improvement 2024 | 4 | Compare |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | Academy | 610 m | 226 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | Academy | 980 m | 254 | Good 2022 | 54 | Compare |
| Waterhead Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 761 | No overall grade 2025 | 8 | Compare |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | – | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Grove Partnership a good school?
The Grove Partnership doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2020.
What is The Grove Partnership's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Grove Partnership good at its last full inspection on 25 February 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does The Grove Partnership have?
68 pupils aged 10 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Whitecroft Street, Watersheddings, Oldham, OL1 4HX
- Telephone
- 0161 770 7120
- Website
- www.thegrovepartnership.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Emmett Patel
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 10-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- St James'
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2004
- URN
- 134759 · LAESTAB 3531100 · UKPRN 10025478
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.