The schools are expected to offer a free breakfast to all pupils and at least 30 minutes of childcare before school.

An inspection was recently carried out at Christ Church First School and the report has now been published. The Church of England school, which is part of The Key Educational Trust, was rated good ...

Just four per cent of Oldham's 3,620 pupils are performing above the national level, half that of England's pupils ... The top performing school is Christ Church CofE Primary School, on Crawley ...