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Light Oaks Junior School

Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8LU

Local ranking22nd of 73 primary schools in Salford
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 19 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
57.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
75.0%
Writing (Expected)
63.0%
Maths (Expected)
82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
84

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
354
Boys
174 (49%)
Girls
180 (51%)
Capacity
360 (98% full)
SEND
29.1%
FSM Eligible
22.6%
EAL
11.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
27.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,161/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 73.2%
  • Mixed Other: 5.7%
  • White Other: 4.2%
  • Black African: 4.0%
  • Asian Indian: 2.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
  • Other: 2.0%

73.2%

White British

5.7%

Mixed Other

4.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105884
UKPRN
10071461
Establishment No.
2007

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