Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
Primary · Oldham · OL2 6XT
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
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils
- URN
- 151315
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.73 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 22 first-choice applications · usually has places
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
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