Thornham St James CofE 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Castleton Road, Oldham

School Information

Address: Castleton Road, Oldham, OL2 6XT
Website: www.stjamesthornham.oldham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01616331578
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Margaret Johnson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105692

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.1
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornham St James CofE Primary School
Castleton Road , Thornham OL2 6XT 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Fir Bank Primary School
Grasmere Road , Royton OL2 6SJ 		3out of 4 756 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
Rushcroft Road , Shaw OL2 7PP 		3out of 4 1,367 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Thorp Primary School
Westerdale Drive , Royton OL2 5TY 		3out of 4 1,685 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Crompton Primary School
Longfield Road , Shaw OL2 7HD 		3out of 4 2,035 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road , Thornham OL16 4RX 		2out of 4 1,102 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road , Shaw OL2 7HS 		3out of 4 1,607 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsway Park High School
Turf Hill Road , OL16 4XA 		3out of 4 2,615 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT 		1out of 4 2,647 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Oldham Academy North
Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF 		3out of 4 2,777 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road , OL2 5PJ 		- not rated 2,437 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Farrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st , Shaw OL2 7AD 		- not rated 2,517 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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