St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school located in Oldham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 24/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Coleridge Road, Oldham, OL1 4RL
Website: www.stthomasmoorside.co.uk
Telephone: 01616249290
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Adam Laskey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105695

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 231
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Coleridge Road , Sholver OL1 4RL 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hodge Clough Primary School
Conduit Street , Moorside OL1 4JX 		3out of 4 630 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham Road , Shaw OL2 8SZ 		4out of 4 1,771 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street , Shaw OL2 8AX 		3out of 4 1,800 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary Academy
Woodlands Primary Academy , OL1 4HU 		1out of 4 1,809 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY 		2out of 4 2,034 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT 		1out of 4 2,078 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road , Shaw OL2 7HS 		3out of 4 2,969 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street , Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3out of 4 1,823 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Farrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st , Shaw OL2 7AD 		- not rated 1,977 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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