St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Coleridge Road, Sholver, Oldham, OL1 4RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Adam Laskey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Dove-Shell Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 105695
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616249290
About this school
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 39% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 45% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 48% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 52% | 37% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School compares
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School ranked 70th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 7.3% | 54.8% | 223 | — |
| Hodge Clough Primary School | 55% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 443 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| East Crompton St George's CofE School | 52% | 4.2% | 30% | 122 | 1.0 miles |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 40% | 6% | 53.4% | 292 | 1.0 miles |
| St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.84%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 18.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hodge Clough Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
- 1.0 miles
-
East Crompton St George's CofE School1.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Woodlands Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School ranks 65th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School teach?
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is Mr Adam Laskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School?
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School full?
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 223 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School?
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School is part of the Dove-Shell Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School rank locally?
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School ranked 70th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School's absence rate?
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.