St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Oldham, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 240 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 37% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 99 in reading and 97 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 13 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.