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St Thomas CofE Primary School

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

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location_onOldham, OL8 1SE

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

486

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Thomas CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Oldham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 73% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 486 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 87 primaries in Oldham and #10,382 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2022/23 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading67% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.0

-4.8 to -1.5

-3.2

Write

LA -0.7

-4.8 to -1.6

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.0 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.4

1.7 to 4.8

2.5

Write

LA 0.4

1.0 to 3.9

4.7

Maths

LA 0.6

3.3 to 6.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 62%

Reading53% LA 73%

Writing72% LA 76%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 1.9

1.5

Write

LA 0.1

0 to 3

3.3

Maths

LA 0.4

1.9 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-06-06

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-04-17

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 505 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 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	505	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	486	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	479	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	523	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	516	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	506	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	512	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	498	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	475	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	495	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	495	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	477	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	521	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	516	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	494	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	526	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	518	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	505	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	525	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	519	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	489	0.0%	0.5%