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EnglandNorth WestOldhamOL1 4RLSt Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

Primary

Oldham · Oldham · OL1 4RL www.stthomasmoorside.co.uk

Pupils
240
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio37.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
37%
-2pp
79%58%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
50%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
43%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
37%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
97.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
240
Pupil : teacher ratio
37.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Coleridge Road, Sholver, Oldham, OL1 4RL
Local authority
Oldham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2537%0%50%10%63%0%43%7%67%37%99.097.099.013%240
2023/2439%6%45%10%61%10%48%10%71%52%100.099.0100.014%225
2022/2354%14%64%21%71%14%71%14%79%68%103.0102.0103.0-0.30+1.40-0.6012%229
2018/1979%7%86%18%86%18%79%29%86%79%106.0107.0107.0-0.60-0.30+0.308%228
2017/1864%7%71%25%79%25%75%18%82%68%105.0105.0107.0-2.50-0.50-2.006%236
2016/1764%0%68%16%80%20%76%12%84%68%102.0102.0101.0-4.50-0.20-3.906%236

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524013%15%55%7%19%
2023/2422537.514%10%55%5%13%
2022/2322933.212%8%56%5%15%
2021/2222637.013%8%57%6%19%
2020/2123123.89%7%52%
2018/1922823.88%8%61%4%9%
2017/1823619.56%11%61%4%10%
2016/1723621.76%16%57%5%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.