Primary school in Oldham
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
Castleton Road, Thornham, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 6XT
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection though inspectors noted concerns, on 2 November 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
- 197
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 94% full — 197 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 101 / 96
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Oldham 004B, 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
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 15%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CROMPTON HOUSE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Felicity Wainwright
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Royton North
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- URN
- 151315
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fir Bank Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 73% | 0.4 mi |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High CromptonVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 77% | 0.8 mi |
| Thorp Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 1 mi |
| Crompton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 79% | 1.2 mi |
| Royton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 1.2 mi |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstoneAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.4 mi |
| Beal Vale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 66% | 1.4 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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