Light Oaks Junior SchoolSt Luke's RC Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Salford.
Summary of the comparison
Light Oaks Junior School and St Luke's RC Primary School are primary schools in Salford.
Light Oaks Junior School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Luke's RC Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Light Oaks Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Light Oaks Junior School was judged the expected standard and St Luke's RC Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Light Oaks Junior School and 51.0% for St Luke's RC Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Light Oaks Junior School (59.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and 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 Junior School | SalfordSt Luke's RC Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 73 in Salford Stronger figure | 28th of 73 in Salford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 354 | 416 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 450 | |
| Location | Salford, M6 8LU | Salford, M6 7WR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 57.0% Stronger figure | 51.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% Stronger figure | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 354 | 416 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.6% | 8.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.0% | 14.2% | |
| SEN support | 27.4% | 19.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% | 4.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.7% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
St Luke's RC Primary School
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