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East Crompton St George's CofE School

Primary · Oldham · OL2 8AX

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 March 2025

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At a glance

122 pupils · 58% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
30.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.stgeorges-primary.co.uk
URN
142271

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 3 families named it first for 5 Reception places, 0.60 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 25 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.60 first-choice applications per place

5 places offered · 3 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
52%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school52%
Median of its 12 closest peers49%
Oldham average59.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsLymington · 196 miles awayOutstanding93%
Birdham CE Primary SchoolChichester · 200 miles awayGood59%
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolBlackburn · 21 miles awayGood60%
Dundale Primary School and NurseryTring · 137 miles awayNo current grade52%
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and NurseryOrmskirk · 31 miles awayGood43%
Copper Valley Junior AcademyGunnislake · 230 miles awayGood43%
Wool Church of England Primary SchoolWareham · 201 miles awayGood46%
Wyburns Primary SchoolRayleigh · 179 miles awayGood45%
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolLewes · 201 miles awayGood27%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolWigton · 96 miles awayGood91%
Slindon CofE Primary SchoolArundel · 198 miles awayGood38%
Bowling Green AcademyHalifax · 10 miles awayGood79%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (Oldham 45%, England 60%) · Black African 7% (Oldham 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Oldham 2%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Oldham 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Oldham 12%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Oldham 21%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 2% (Oldham 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Oldham 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Oldham 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Oldham 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Oldham 1%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Oldham: 0.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,491; 28.6% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,143
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 70% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 23% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £82,000; in-year balance +£17,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier89.7%62.3%
Social housing2.6%17.1%
Privately rented7.7%20.5%
Detached houses13.1%22.9%
Flats1.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van13%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005442 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,000279 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (35)£375,000
Semi-detached (111)£225,000
Terraced (128)£163,000
Flat (5)£130,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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