East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Robinson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Sponsor
- Cranmer Education Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 122
- URN
- 142271
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706847502
About this school
East Crompton St George's CofE School is a Church of England primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 122 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 34 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 44% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 52% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 52% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 60% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 George's CofE 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 | 44% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Crompton St George's CofE School compares
East Crompton St George's CofE School ranked 52nd 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.2% | 30% | 122 | — |
| Buckstones Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| Beal Vale Primary School | 66% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Rushcroft Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 164 | 0.6 miles |
| Crompton Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 235 | 0.9 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)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 9.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buckstones Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Beal Vale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Rushcroft Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Crompton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
East Crompton St George's CofE School ranks 49th 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 East Crompton St George's CofE School teach?
- East Crompton St George's CofE School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of East Crompton St George's CofE School?
- The headteacher of East Crompton St George's CofE School is Mrs Amanda Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was East Crompton St George's CofE School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Crompton St George's CofE 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 East Crompton St George's CofE School?
- East Crompton St George's CofE School has 122 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is East Crompton St George's CofE School full?
- East Crompton St George's CofE School has capacity for 210 pupils and 122 on roll (58%), 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 George's CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. East Crompton St George's CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does East Crompton St George's CofE School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Crompton St George's CofE School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs East Crompton St George's CofE School?
- East Crompton St George's CofE School is part of CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have East Crompton St George's CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% 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 George's CofE School rank locally?
- East Crompton St George's CofE School ranked 52nd 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 79% 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 George's CofE School's absence rate?
- East Crompton St George's CofE School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Crompton St George's CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Crompton St George's CofE 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 6 July 2026.