Thorp Primary School

Thorp Primary School is performing well overall, receiving a grade of 'Good' in all inspected areas. The school has created a positive environment where pupils enjoy learning and are encouraged to engage in various extracurricular activities. With strong leadership, the staff have set high expectations for student behavior and achievement, fostering a culture of respect and support. This is the first inspection of Thorp Primary School since it became an academy and the leaders have effectively addressed the challenges that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and feel safe.
• Leaders provide a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Systems for supporting pupils with SEND are effective.
• High expectations for behavior and achievement.
• Strong emphasis on reading across the school.
• Pupils have opportunities for extra responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge in a few subjects.
• Assessment procedures in some subjects are underdeveloped.

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 Thorp Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% 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 Thorp Primary School 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 Thorp Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.2% of pupils at Thorp Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 2024–25 Thorp Primary School received £6,405 and spent £6,348 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £152,000 (£733 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of The Oak Trust, income was £7,413 and spending £7,267 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Thorp Primary School is part of The Oak Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Fir Bank Primary School Oldham
• North Chadderton School Oldham

What is Thorp Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorp Primary School is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Thorp Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorp Primary School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Thorp Primary School have?

Thorp Primary School has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorp Primary School cover?

Thorp Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Thorp Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorp Primary School?

Thorp Primary School is at Westerdale Drive, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 5TY.