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EnglandNorth WestOldhamOL4 4BHKnowsley Junior School
Primary

Knowsley Junior School

Primary

Oldham · Oldham · OL4 4BH www.knowsleyjunior.co.uk

Pupils
265
cap. 270
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
265
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
265
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Knowsley Junior School · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
-2pp
77%71%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
11%8%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
265
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Stoneleigh Road, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BH
Local authority
Oldham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%8%80%33%72%9%71%24%78%67%106.0103.0104.012%265
2023/2466%6%79%26%77%10%79%19%83%66%105.0104.0104.011%313
2022/2377%5%89%25%86%16%86%21%93%82%106.0105.0106.0-0.40-0.10-0.609%298
2018/1975%5%85%24%84%14%88%15%91%80%105.0105.0105.0+1.20+0.40+0.605%350
2017/1877%11%87%41%82%14%89%30%87%81%107.0106.0107.0+2.10-1.00+1.408%355
2016/1775%8%90%25%80%11%92%21%81%93%106.0106.0109.0+0.20-2.70+0.008%361

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2526520.512%32%34%5%14%
2023/2431322.011%32%32%6%17%
2022/2329820.09%32%32%6%19%
2021/2230721.68%27%27%6%17%
2020/2131422.86%28%24%
2018/1935022.25%22%23%4%7%
2017/1835518.78%20%21%5%8%
2016/1736123.88%18%20%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.