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East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

URN
105710
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
URN
105710
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

51 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

30

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

31

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#66 of 66 schools in Oldham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Below-average recorded crime for the area around this school

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Admissions strategy for East Crompton St James CofE Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
17 March 2026
Inspection date
20 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

16

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

49

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

16

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.06×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Oldham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Oldham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stjames-primary.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Oldham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

66.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

72.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

52.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

OL2 7TD - St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
St James Street, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire
Postcode
OL2 7TD
Phone
1706847360
Website
www.stjames-primary.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Oldham
Local authority code
353

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Oldham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

129

Closed schools

123

Primary schools

168

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 March 202620 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 17 March 2026
    13 December 20214 November 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 13 December 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      17 March 2026
      Inspected
      20 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      13 December 2021
      Inspected
      4 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    32.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 15

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary168 (66.7%)
    • Secondary35 (13.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (19.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Beal Vale Primary School184 mPrimaryClosed
    Beal Vale Primary School184 mPrimaryOpen
    Farrowdale House School505 mNot applicableOpen
    Rushcroft Primary School562 mPrimaryOpen
    East Crompton St George's CofE School732 mPrimaryOpen
    East Crompton St George's CofE School732 mPrimaryClosed
    New Barn Infant School775 mPrimaryClosed
    New Barn Junior School776 mPrimaryClosed
    Buckstones Primary School836 mPrimaryOpen
    Crompton Primary School880 mPrimaryOpen
    • Beal Vale Primary School
      Distance
      184 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Beal Vale Primary School
      Distance
      184 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Farrowdale House School
      Distance
      505 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Rushcroft Primary School
      Distance
      562 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Oldham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimaryOL8 2BEOpen
    Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimaryOL8 2BEClosed
    Alt AcademyPrimaryOL8 2ELOpen
    Alt Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryOL8 2ELClosed
    Alt Junior SchoolPrimaryOL8 2ELClosed
    • Alexandra Park Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2BE
      Status
      Open
    • Alexandra Park Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2BE
      Status
      Closed
    • Alt Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2EL
      Status
      Open
    • Alt Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL8 2EL
      Status
      Closed
    • Alt Junior School
    East Crompton St George's CofE School
    Distance
    732 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • East Crompton St George's CofE School
    Distance
    732 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • New Barn Infant School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • New Barn Junior School
    Distance
    776 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Buckstones Primary School
    Distance
    836 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Crompton Primary School
    Distance
    880 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    OL8 2EL
    Status
    Closed