St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton

St Mary’s C of E Primary School High Crompton continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils show great enthusiasm for learning and enjoy a supportive environment provided by caring teachers and staff. The school emphasizes strong behavior and academic achievement, which is evident in the positive relationships among pupils and the low incidence of bullying. Furthermore, the leaders are committed to fostering a broad curriculum that accommodates the diverse needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Regular training for teachers ensures effective curriculum delivery, contributing to pupils’ overall development. Despite these strengths, there are identified areas for improvement within the curriculum. In some subjects, teachers lack clarity on what pupils have learned, which impacts their ability to build on prior knowledge effectively. This gap in assessment practices highlights the need for refined strategies to enhance educational outcomes further. Nonetheless, the actions taken by leaders and staff to enhance pupil engagement and achievement, alongside strong support systems for SEND students, are commendable and demonstrate a clear commitment to continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit a strong love for learning and enjoy coming to school.
• High expectations for behavior and achievement are maintained by leaders.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong relationships foster a safe and welcoming environment for all students.
• A broad and ambitious curriculum is in place, tailored to meet diverse needs.
• Teachers provide strong subject knowledge and engage pupils in their learning.
• The school encourages a love for reading through well-chosen texts and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• In some wider curriculum subjects, unclear assessments hinder effective tracking of pupil knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton had 30.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.7% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton received £6,151 and spent £6,350 for each of its 212 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £21,000 (£101 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton have?

St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton cover?

St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton?

St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton is at Rushcroft Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 7PP.