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Thornham St James CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Felicity Wainwright

location_onOldham, OL2 6XT

language Visit Website phone 1616331578

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Thornham St James CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Oldham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thornham St James CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 196 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 83 primaries in Oldham and #5,024 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 37.5%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 58%

Reading97% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 68%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 3.0

-1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-3.6 to 0.8

0.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.4

-0.4 to 4.0

-2.2

Write

LA 0.4

-4.2 to -0.1

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.6 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%

Reading97% LA 73%

Writing87% LA 76%

Maths77% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 2.3

-3.3

Write

LA 0.1

-5.4 to -1.2

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.4

-4.1 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

01 November 2023

Inspection Report

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16 October 2018

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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19 March 2007

Inspection Report

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11 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-10-16

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-19

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 196 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Thornham St James CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Oldham

Rushcroft Primary School

St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School

Christ Church CofE Primary School

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School

Roundthorn Primary Academy

St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School