St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Oldham (Oldham).
Location
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Our School Governors Governors St Thomas Moorside School is part of the Dove-Shell Federation. The Federation schools have one Governing body as follows: St Thomas Moorside School, Coleridge Road, Sholver, Oldham OL1 4RL Tel 0161 624 9290 East Crompton St James School, St James Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7TD Tel 01706 847360
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Key facts
- URN
- 105695
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kathryn Jackson Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Buckley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev Cait Walker | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Turner | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Deborah Warrington | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Paul Pritchard | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Mrs Sally Johnson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Adam Laskey | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Simon Cane Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record