Voluntary aided school · Oldham

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

3–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105695URN

Coleridge Road, Sholver, Oldham, OL1 4RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

26 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Oldham median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

26 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Oldham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	26	2.0	12	0.92
Sep 2025	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2024	23	45	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2023	22	41	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2022	29	44	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2021	29	45	1.6	30	1.03
Sep 2020	30	51	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2019	22	34	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2018	30	46	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	42	1.4	31	1.03
Sep 2016	21	29	1.4	20	0.95
Sep 2015	28	34	1.2	24	0.86
Sep 2014	11	16	1.5	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 63% · Maths 43% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%70th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	37%	0%	99	97
2023/24	39%	6%	100	99
2022/23	54%	14%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Hodge Clough Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025
East Crompton St George's CofE School
1.6 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary Academy
1.7 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Oldham

Good2024
Buckstones Primary School
1.9 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Willowpark Primary Academy
1.9 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Oldham

2026

3.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105695 · 353/3303
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 48.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Coleridge Road, Sholver, Oldham, OL1 4RL
Local authority: Oldham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources