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EnglandNorth WestSalfordM6 8LULight Oaks Junior School
Primary

Light Oaks Junior School

Primary

Salford · Salford · M6 8LU www.lightoaksjuniorschool.co.uk

Pupils
354
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySalford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Light Oaks Junior School · Primary · Salford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-6pp
80%68%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
8%8%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
354
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8LU
Local authority
Salford
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
2024/2557%7%75%25%63%11%82%30%87%76%105.0106.0106.029%354
2023/2463%7%79%26%70%10%87%22%87%83%106.0106.0107.027%351
2022/2359%8%74%27%77%16%72%28%84%74%106.0106.0106.0+0.30+1.20+1.5025%351
2018/1980%8%83%25%90%15%94%35%88%91%106.0107.0109.0+1.60+1.10+2.3025%348
2017/1855%7%76%17%71%18%76%15%78%83%104.0104.0106.0-0.80-1.60-0.7023%353
2016/1773%11%78%27%87%18%91%20%86%88%105.0106.0108.0-0.70-0.20+0.6020%357

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
2024/2535420.829%11%23%6%16%
2023/2435121.127%12%24%7%22%
2022/2335119.925%13%26%7%23%
2021/2234218.828%9%24%6%19%
2020/2134420.728%8%24%
2018/1934818.325%10%24%4%10%
2017/1835319.823%12%24%4%8%
2016/1735718.420%11%22%4%8%

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