Knowsley Junior School is a primary school located in Oldham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Stoneleigh Road, Oldham

School Information

Address: Stoneleigh Road, Oldham, OL4 4BH
Website: www.knowsley.oldham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01616334433
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Vanessa Payne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105670

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 314
Number of Boys: 158
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.6
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Knowsley Junior School
Stoneleigh Road , Springhead OL4 4BH 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Springhead Infant and Nursery School
Cooper Street , Springhead OL4 4QT 		3out of 4 404 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's RC School
Rowland Way , Lees OL4 3LQ 		3out of 4 1,098 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hey-with-Zion Primary School
Rowland Way , Lees OL4 3LQ 		3out of 4 1,132 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School
Cedar Lane , Grasscroft OL4 4DS 		3out of 4 1,366 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY 		2out of 4 1,301 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE 		- not rated 2,162 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street , Watersheddings OL1 4HX 		3out of 4 2,385 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Iqra High School
319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ 		- not rated 3,099 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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