Primary school in Rochdale
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 3QZ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- Places
- 147
- How full
- 76% full — 111 of 147 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 61 / 50
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rochdale 014E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 60%
- Households in social housing
- 20%
- Households with no car
- 23%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: R Williams
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- Milnrow & Newhey
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- URN
- 151600
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newhey Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 56% | 0.4 mi |
| Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.9 mi |
| Crossgates Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 62% | 1.1 mi |
| Rushcroft Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 80% | 1.1 mi |
| Moorhouse AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 55% | 1.3 mi |
| Buckstones Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 1.3 mi |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High CromptonVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.4 mi |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 52% | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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