St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary in Manchester, Oldham | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

262

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

262

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

262

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityOldham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Oldham

Part ofFORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Finance£6553 spend / pupil£7142 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

50%

-19pp

69%59%48%

'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

0pp

3%3%3%

'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

35%

Writing expected standard

65%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

70%

LA AVG 74.74%

SPAG higher standard

23%

LA AVG 28.13%

Reading scaled score

106.0

LA AVG 104.61

Maths scaled score

104.0

LA AVG 103.94

GPS scaled score

103.0

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

262

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

35%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9PY

Local authority

Oldham

Website

https://www.stjohns.oldham.sch.uk/

Telephone

01616948096

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	3%	73%	35%	65%	10%	70%	20%	78%	70%	106.0	104.0	103.0	—	—	—	23%	262
2023/24	69%	3%	78%	14%	78%	19%	78%	11%	78%	73%	104.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	10%	271
2022/23	48%	3%	83%	30%	63%	8%	55%	15%	73%	65%	105.0	101.0	104.0	-0.20	-2.40	-3.20	10%	269
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	15%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	262	23.0	23%	8%	35%	5%	15%
2023/24	271	23.7	10%	8%	36%	6%	17%
2022/23	269	26.0	10%	3%	32%	6%	19%
2021/22	275	26.7	10%	2%	35%	8%	25%
2020/21	284	27.7	13%	2%	29%	—	—
2018/19	297	—	15%	3%	28%	4%	13%