Thornham St. James CofE Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Thornham St James CofE Primary School, inspected in November 2023.

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 2025–26 Thornham St. James CofE Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

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, 15.2% of pupils at Thornham St. James CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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.

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Thornham St. James CofE Primary School is part of Crompton House Church of England Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham
• Beal Vale Primary School Oldham
• St. Paul's CofE Primary School Oldham
• St Thomas CofE Primary School Oldham
• St Hugh's CofE Primary School Oldham
• Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School Oldham

What is Thornham St. James CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thornham St. James CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023 of its predecessor, Thornham St James CofE Primary School.

When was Thornham St. James CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thornham St. James CofE Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Thornham St. James CofE Primary School have?

Thornham St. James CofE Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thornham St. James CofE Primary School cover?

Thornham St. James CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Thornham St. James CofE Primary School?

Thornham St. James CofE Primary School is at Castleton Road, Thornham, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 6XT.