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State primary · 7 to 11 · Mixed · 216 pupils

Knowsley Junior School

Stoneleigh Road, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BH
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 3 2027

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Ofsted: Good · March 2022Top 40% (33/84)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Primary (key stage 2) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 7,511th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Top 40%.
Top 40% (33/84)Rank among 84 Oldham primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
See the Oldham league table →
Inspection
Good, March 2022
Results
64% expected standard; 8% higher standard
Size
216 pupils; classes of 25
Run by
Oldham council
Type
Foundation school
Ages
7 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, March 2022The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 64%, against 58% in Oldham.
  • Higher standard: 8%, against 4% in Oldham.
  • Suspensions per 100 pupils: 1.5, against 0.0 in Oldham.
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
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At a glance

Against Oldham and England
This schoolOldhamEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
64%
Better than Oldham
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
8%
Better than Oldham
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
5.3%
In line with Oldham
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
14.1%
Better than Oldham
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
1.5
Worse than Oldham
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
24.9
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
32%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
18.8
Context
Oldham and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 3 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 15 March 2022
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 64% (England 62%) (county 58%) DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 8% (England 8%) (county 4%) DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025

Daily life

  • Absence: 5.3% of sessions missed; 14% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.8% and 16% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 2 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 2); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 24.9 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 18.8 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 235 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 2 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 0 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.0 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Foundation school is run by its local council (Oldham), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 3. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%62%58%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard8%8%4%2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.

League table place

TableLeague rank
Primary (key stage 2)Top 40% (33/84)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
15 March 2022Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2022.

Oldham league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/255.3%3.7%1.7%14%0.0%
2023/246.2%4.0%2.1%17%0.0%
2022/236.0%4.0%1.9%19%0.0%
Schools with a similar intake5.8%16%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 2238 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/251.51.1%40
2023/241.00.3%30
2022/230.00.0%00
Schools with a similar intake1.7

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size24.92025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher18.8November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus235

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20251
20241
20230
20220
20210

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 0 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO29.82024
PM1010.52024
PM257.02024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals32%2025/26
First language other than English31%2025/26
SEN support6.9%2025/26
Education, health and care plan3.2%2025/26
Girls48%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Foundation school is run by its local council (Oldham), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Oldham and the Oldham league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.