Primary school

St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oldham
  • OL4 5AT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,519 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 29%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 36%2022/23: top 13%13% · 2022/232023/24: top 44%2024/25: top 31%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · North West 63%8/10 Above+5.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below+25.9 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle−27.7 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below−6.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 72% · 32 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 78% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 65% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 72% · 32 pupils · North West 63%78%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 16% · 32 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 32 pupils · North West 6%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 110 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 32 pupils · North West 105110103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 32 pupils · North West 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.8%
28 of 36 who put it first2014 · 90.0%2026 · 77.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3628
2nd191
3rd150

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026200
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.9%
First language not English23.6%
SEN support10.1%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils15.8%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

95.2% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 6

Teachers 10.4 FTE · Whole workforce 28.2 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,996
Spend per pupil£7,926
Staff spend per pupil£6,001
Reserve per pupil£636
  • +£127,233revenue reserve
  • +£13,836in-year balance

Grants £7,423 · self-generated £617 · premises £390 per pupil