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St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Whetstone Hill Road, Derker, Oldham OL1 4NA · sttheresas.oldham.sch.uk · 0161 770 3173
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 236
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 18 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136825)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136825)
Ofsted
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136825)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136825), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136825)
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136825)
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136825)