St Thomas CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Oldham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas CofE Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas 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 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
- Reception 2026 drew 49 first-choice applications for 51 offers; 48 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham that have results.
- There are 25.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oldham.
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 Thomas Street, Werneth, Oldham, OL8 1SE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 491 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 48 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.
- Werneth Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coppice Primary Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Richmond Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westwood Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Freehold Community Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Northmoor Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published