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St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

Oldham, OL1 4RLPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2024
KS2 Results
39%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
#12,571
of 13,686 nationally

About St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School sits within the Oldham local authority, where it ranks 59th out of 67 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the bottom half of schools locally, well behind the top-performing Church of England peers in the area — Christ Church CofE Primary School, St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School, and St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School all score significantly higher on the same metric. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 26 applications for 17 places and all 17 first-preference offers accepted, suggesting strong local demand despite the middling ranking. Headteacher Adam Laskey leads a mixed-gender primary with nursery provision for children aged 3 to 11, and the school has a Church of England religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024 rated the school Good overall, a downgrade from its previous Outstanding rating in 2015, when leadership, early years provision and overall effectiveness were all judged outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressColeridge Road, Oldham, Oldham, OL1 4RL
HeadteacherAdam Laskey
Local AuthorityOldham
Number of Pupils240
Free School Meals (FSM)49.2%
School Capacity240 / 210 (114% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Jun 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.