East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street, Oldham, OL2 7TD
185 pupils · 88% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 40%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 17 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 12 | 55 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 15 | 49 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 17 | 49 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 37 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 18 | 52 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 28 | 59 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 21 | 58 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 25 | 66 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beal Vale Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rushcroft Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- East Crompton St George's CofE School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Buckstones Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Crompton Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.