Thornham St. James CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Oldham
Thornham St. James CofE Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Castleton Road, Thornham, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6XT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2025, as Oldham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
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