St. Theresa's RC Primary School
Whetstone Hill Road, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4NA
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linda McCombe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 136825
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
About this school
St. Theresa's RC Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
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 | 29 | 31 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 55% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 68% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 71% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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. Theresa's RC 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 | 59% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Theresa's RC Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.3% | 52% | 186 | — |
| St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 40% | 6% | 53.4% | 292 | 0.2 miles |
| Willowpark Primary Academy | 59% | 6.3% | 63.8% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| Mayfield Primary School | 53% | 6.5% | 50.6% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| Littlemoor Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 52% | 313 | 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
- 9 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.02%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Woodlands Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Willowpark Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Mayfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Littlemoor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other 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 St. Theresa's RC Primary School teach?
- St. Theresa's RC Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Oldham.
- Has St. Theresa's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. Theresa's RC 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 St. Theresa's RC Primary School?
- St. Theresa's RC Primary School had 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St. Theresa's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St. Theresa's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Theresa's RC 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 1 July 2026.