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
White British 56.3%
African 19.6%
Other White 7.1%
Pakistani 5%
Other Asian 4.2%
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

School 39%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: 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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