St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham
St. John's CE Primary School, Slattocks, M24 2SB
117 pupils · 111% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 October 2022, published 5 December 2022. 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 14 | 45 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 15 | 33 | 16 |
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
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Castleton Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Boarshaw Community Primary School 2.3 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.