East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Adam Laskey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Federation
- Dove-Shell Federation
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 105710
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706847360
About this school
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Crompton St James CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 67% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 73% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 87% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 East Crompton St James CofE 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 | 53% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Crompton St James CofE Primary School compares
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School ranked 50th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 185 | — |
| Beal Vale Primary School | 66% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 202 | 0.1 miles |
| Rushcroft Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| East Crompton St George's CofE School | 52% | 4.2% | 30% | 122 | 0.5 miles |
| Buckstones Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Crompton Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 235 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.22%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beal Vale Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Rushcroft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
East Crompton St George's CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Buckstones Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Crompton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School ranks 48th 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 ages does East Crompton St James CofE Primary School teach?
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of East Crompton St James CofE Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of East Crompton St James CofE Primary School is Mr Adam Laskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Crompton St James CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Crompton St James CofE 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 many pupils are at East Crompton St James CofE Primary School?
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is East Crompton St James CofE Primary School full?
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 East Crompton St James CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. East Crompton St James CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does East Crompton St James CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Crompton St James CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is East Crompton St James CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- East Crompton St James CofE 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.
- How have East Crompton St James CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Crompton St James CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School ranked 50th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Crompton St James CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Crompton St James CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Crompton St James CofE 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.