Thornham St James CofE Primary School | Primary in Oldham | Ofsted & DfE

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

196

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

196

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

196

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityOldham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusClosed

Overview of Thornham St James CofE Primary School · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

80%

+10pp

80%70%60%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

-4pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

97%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

37%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

196

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.5

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Castleton Road, Thornham, Oldham, OL2 6XT

Local authority

Oldham

Website

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Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	80%	3%	97%	50%	83%	3%	90%	13%	87%	93%	108.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	196
2023/24	70%	7%	83%	33%	77%	7%	80%	23%	73%	90%	107.0	104.0	107.0	—	—	—	7%	196
2022/23	68%	13%	84%	39%	71%	13%	81%	29%	87%	84%	108.0	106.0	109.0	+0.70	-1.40	+0.00	3%	203
2018/19	60%	13%	80%	43%	67%	17%	83%	27%	93%	73%	107.0	105.0	106.0	+1.80	-2.20	-0.70	6%	211
2017/18	73%	7%	97%	50%	87%	10%	77%	23%	97%	97%	109.0	105.0	107.0	+0.20	-3.30	-2.20	6%	209
2016/17	86%	14%	93%	39%	96%	21%	86%	21%	96%	96%	108.0	106.0	110.0	+0.40	+0.30	-1.20	6%	206

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	196	24.5	14%	3%	13%	4%	6%
2023/24	196	24.5	7%	3%	13%	4%	7%
2022/23	203	25.4	3%	2%	12%	4%	8%
2021/22	202	25.3	3%	1%	9%	4%	10%
2020/21	207	23.0	4%	0%	8%	—	—
2018/19	211	23.4	6%	0%	4%	2%	2%
2017/18	209	19.0	6%	0%	6%	3%	2%
2016/17	206	22.9	6%	1%	4%	2%	—