St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/11/2006. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oldham Road, Oldham

School Information

Address: Oldham Road, Oldham, OL2 8SZ
Website: www.st-josephs.oldham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01706847218
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Garry Needle
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105719

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2006

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 236
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham Road , Shaw OL2 8SZ
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Blackshaw Lane , Heyside OL2 6NT
2out of 4 588 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crompton Primary School
Longfield Road , Shaw OL2 7HD
3out of 4 924 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Royton Hall Primary School
High Barn Street , Royton OL2 6RW
3out of 4 1,210 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street , Shaw OL2 7SY
3out of 4 1,431 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT
1out of 4 342 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road , Shaw OL2 7HS
3out of 4 1,643 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Oldham Academy North
Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF
3out of 4 2,188 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ
4out of 4 2,868 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY
2out of 4 3,027 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st , Shaw OL2 7AD
- not rated 936 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Elland House School
Unit 7, Roman Road , OL2 5PJ
- not rated 1,917 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Kingsland School
Whitecroft Street , Watersheddings OL1 4HX
3out of 4 2,111 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT
4out of 4 3,188 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.