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St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Thomas Street, Lees, Oldham OL4 5AT · leesfield.oldham.sch.uk · 0161 770 7400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.20 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 7 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 200
- 95% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- First language not English
- 21%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 7” went to a home 0.74 mi (1.20 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.74 mi1.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Oldham it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 16
- 8% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied