Voluntary aided school · Oldham

East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105710URN

St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.7 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

55 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 17 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Oldham median (2.3) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

55 applications · 14 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.9; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 3.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 3.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 13 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	14	55	3.9	12	0.86
Sep 2025	16	49	3.1	15	0.94
Sep 2024	18	49	2.7	17	0.94
Sep 2023	12	37	3.1	12	1.00
Sep 2022	19	52	2.7	18	0.95
Sep 2021	30	59	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2020	24	58	2.4	21	0.88
Sep 2019	29	66	2.3	25	0.86
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2016	21	59	2.8	14	0.67
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2014	29	66	2.3	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%50th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	52%	10%	103	102
2023/24	67%	3%	105	104
2022/23	53%	3%	105	103

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

East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Beal Vale Primary School
0.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rushcroft Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St George's CofE School
0.7 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Buckstones Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Crompton Primary School
0.9 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
1.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
1.8 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105710 · 353/3345
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 40.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7TD
Local authority: Oldham

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