OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
13 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Oldham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
185
185 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
96
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
89
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.2 pts
above England
School
40.0%
Oldham Council
34.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.7 pts
below England
School
7.6%
Oldham Council
30.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Oldham Council
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.0%
135
African
8.6%
16
Pakistani
5.4%
10
Bangladeshi
2.7%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
5
Any other Asian background
1.6%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.4%
23 of
185 pupils
8.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Reading
7.8 pts below England
School
66.0%
Oldham Council
69.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Oldham Council
66.3%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
Oldham Council
69.7%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.80 pts
lower than
England
School
5.42%
Oldham Council
6.61%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.36 pts
lower than
England
School
14.45%
Oldham Council
17.87%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
1.16%
Oldham Council
1.98%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
88.1%
0.1 pts
below England
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
88.1%
Oldham Council
93.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.