St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary schoolSt Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 223 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 37% of pupils at St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Oldham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hodge Clough Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 20251.6 km
- East Crompton St George's CofE SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Woodlands Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- The Grove PartnershipPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, June 20251.7 km
- St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Oldham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).