East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 52% for 2024/25 was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 12 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every applicant was offered a place, as at all 49 other Oldham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In January 2026, 40% of pupils were eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham is 28.4%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oldham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7TD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 46.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school each day excited to learn.”
- “They are very proud to be part of the school.”
- “This is reflected in their high rates of attendance.”
To improve
- “However, the school has correctly identified that more pupils could achieve the higher standards in some areas.”
- “These improvements are not yet reflected in published outcomes.”
- “Pupils remember this knowledge more successfully in some subjects than others.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- Beal Vale Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Rushcroft Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Crompton St George's CofE School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Buckstones Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Crompton Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published