St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 25 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oldham
Unique reference
105695
Address
Coleridge Road, Sholver, OL1 4RL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
240 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
15%
Free school meals (FSM)
49.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other Asian4.2%
Pakistani5%
Other White7.1%
African19.6%
White British56.3%
Mixed
3%
Bangladeshi
1.7%
Other Black
0.8%
Chinese
0.8%
Other
0.8%
Irish
0.4%
Gypsy/Roma
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
37%
Local authority average
58%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
4%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
99
Local authority average
104
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
97
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
17
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
0
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
12
7
Reception, Full-time
28
13
15
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
29
14
15
Year 3
33
23
10
Year 4
33
14
19
Year 5
33
13
20
Year 6
31
15
16
Year 2024-2025

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