Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
Primary · Oldham · OL2 6XT
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 2 November 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
197 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 151315
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 22 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.73 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 2 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.73 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 22 first-choice applications · usually has places
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)
- Criterion 4
- 2.332 miles
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Oldham school admissions · the wider Oldham authority
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 86% (Oldham 45%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Oldham 21%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Oldham 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Oldham 2%, England 7%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,964; 30% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 34.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 16.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 39% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 14.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 51.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 83.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 8.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 8.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 24.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 24.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 15.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005394 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £252,500169 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £209,000–£325,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 5an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2an 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
Nearby schools
- Fir Bank Primary School
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy
- Thorp Primary School
- Crompton Primary School
- Royton Hall Primary School
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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