Light Oaks Infant SchoolSt Luke's RC Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Salford.
Summary of the comparison
Light Oaks Infant School and St Luke's RC Primary School are primary schools in Salford.
Light Oaks Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Luke's RC Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Light Oaks Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Light Oaks Infant School was judged Good and St Luke's RC Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Luke's RC Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SalfordLight Oaks Infant School | SalfordSt Luke's RC Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 71st of 73 in Salford | 28th of 73 in Salford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 289 | 416 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 450 | |
| Location | Salford, M6 8LU | Salford, M6 7WR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 51.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 289 | 416 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.3% | 8.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.2% | 14.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 19.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% | 4.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.4% | 10.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Light Oaks Infant School
St Luke's RC Primary School
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