Summary

School name
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Address
Coleridge Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 4RL
School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
Age range
3 to 11
Size
223 pupils enrolled
Email address
recruitment@doveshell.org.uk
Website address
http://www.stthomasmoorside.co.uk (opens in new tab)

About St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School

St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School photo

East Crompton St. James’ and St Thomas’ Moorside entered into a hard federation on 1st July 2015 after successfully working in partnership for 2 years.
The schools now have one Governing body who have the legal responsibility for both schools and is very ambitious in its vision for the Federation.

St Thomas’ Moorside CE VA Primary School
St Thomas Moorside is situated within a deprived area of predominantly social housing. The school demographic is majority white British heritage, but with an increasing level of ethnic minority intake. Children largely live in very close proximity to the school. Pupils mainly enter from St Thomas nursery setting, but an increasing proportion are admitted from other nursery settings in the area. The population in school is relatively settled with some movements in or out of school.
The school is a Church of England Voluntary Aided school. The Manchester Diocese RE syllabus is delivered. Pupils attend church for the main Christian festivals and the church’s vicar delivers worship to the whole school weekly. In the SIAMS inspection of June 2025 the school was judged to be living up to its foundation as a Church school and is enabling pupils and adults to flourish.
The current Ofsted grade is Good from an inspection in July 2024.
Deprivation: 53.6% of pupils are in the most deprived 5 to 10% in the country (compared with Oldham Primary Schools average of 30.7%)
Pupil Roll: There are 233 pupils currently on roll.
Groups: FSM/PP: 45% SEN: 2% EHCP, 10% SEN other EAL: 9%

East Crompton St James’ is situated in a large village on the outskirts of Oldham, bordering Rochdale. This is an average-sized school with capacity for 210 pupils on roll from Reception to Year 6 and is situated near the parish church in spacious buildings. Housing is mainly privately owned. Pupils are mainly of white British heritage and most live in the local community. Pupils enter from a variety of nursery settings in the area. The population in school is settled with few movements in or out of school. FSM/PP has risen from 12% in 2012 to 33.3% in 2022 & 41% in 2023
The school is a Church of England Voluntary Aided school. The Manchester Diocese RE syllabus is delivered. Pupils attend church for the main Christian festivals and the church’s curate delivers worship to the whole school weekly. In the SIAMS inspection of June 2024 the school was judged to be living up to its foundation as a Church school.
The school was inspected in November 2021 and retained its Good grade.
Deprivation: 14% of children are in the 10% most deprived in the country (compared with Oldham Primary Schools average of 30.7%).
Pupil Roll: There are 182 pupils currently on roll.
Groups: FSM/PP: 41% SEN: 4% EHCP, 4% Other SEN EAL: 5%
The Federation allows for a great deal of cross-school working, from planning with opposite year groups to lesson studies and joint wider educational opportunities. Staff meetings are held weekly with staff from both

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Location and map

Coleridge Road, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 4RL

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