St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

State-Funded School

st-thomas-moorside-cofe-va-primary-school-oldham-north-west

North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Oldham East and SaddleworthConstituency

OL1 4RLPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Oldham, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 223 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 39%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

10%

Black

22%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

223

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 223
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Jul 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.