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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 2 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Thornham St James CofE Primary School, URN 105692
- 16 October 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Thornham St James CofE Primary School, URN 105692
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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 entry68 applications · 30 places offered · 22 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.3; Oldham median median 2.3
- 2025 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2024 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 3.1; Oldham median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2020 3.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.9; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 3.1; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Oldham median
Dashed bars: as Thornham St James CofE Primary School (URN 105692), the previous school.
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 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 22 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 * | 26 | 55 | 2.1 | 21 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2024 * | 24 | 51 | 2.1 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 27 | 61 | 2.3 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2022 * | 19 | 59 | 3.1 | 15 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 23 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 * | 29 | 70 | 2.4 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 41 | 1.37 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Thornham St. James CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20232.3applications per place
- 0.7 km · OldhamRemains Good20233.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · OldhamRemains Good20223.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · OldhamGood20232.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · OldhamRemains Good · improving20242.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · OldhamGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · RochdaleStandards maintained20252.5applications per place
- 2.2 km · RochdaleRemains Good20223.4applications per place
- 2.2 km · OldhamGood20242.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151315 · 353/3010
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 197 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2025
- Replaced
- Thornham St James CofE Primary School (URN 105692)
- Address
- Castleton Road, Thornham, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6XT
- Local authority
- Oldham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources