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Thorp Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Westerdale Drive, Royton, Oldham OL2 5TY · thorp.oldham.sch.uk · 0161 823 0520
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.58 mi
- 0.93 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 217
- 92% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Oak Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 0.58 mi (927 m) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 87% 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 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.58 mi0.93 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105674)
Ofsted
Thorp Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105674), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105674)
Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105674)
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 36
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied