Knowsley Junior School

Oldham · OL4 4BH

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 216 pupils, 32.4% FSM

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Knowsley Junior School

General Information

Address: Stoneleigh Road, Springhead, Oldham, OL4 4BH – View on map
Phone: 01616334433
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Thomas Bunn
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

216 pupils out of 270 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 70
% eligible for free school meals: 32.4%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Oldham average)
English as an additional language: 31% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 7.6% a year (Oldham 15.7%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 63% moved to another school, 37% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Oldham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Oldham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 6.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 64% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points above the Oldham average (58%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 68% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 72% · Maths 71% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 103
Based on: 85 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolOldham averageEngland↘ Falling Down 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points above the Oldham average (58%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 26th of 71 junior and primary schools in the area

=23Mills Hill Primary School65%
=23St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School65%
=26Knowsley Junior School64%
=26St Chad's Church of England Primary School64%
=28Delph Primary School63%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Christ Church CofE Primary School90%
#2St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School87%
=3Diggle School80%
=3Rushcroft Primary School80%
=5Crompton Primary School79%
=5Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School79%
=7Buckstones Primary School77%
=7St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton77%
#9St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School76%
=10Fir Bank Primary School73%
=10Roundthorn Primary Academy73%
=10St Agnes CofE Primary School73%
=10Westwood Academy73%
#14St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary School72%
=15Christ Church CofE Primary School70%
=15Limehurst Community Primary School70%
#17Friezland Primary School69%
=18Burnley Brow Community School68%
=18St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy68%
=20Greenfield St Mary's CofE School67%
=20Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School67%
#22Beal Vale Primary School66%
=23Greenfield Primary School65%
=23Mills Hill Primary School65%
=23St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School65%
=26Knowsley Junior School64%
=26St Chad's Church of England Primary School64%
=28Delph Primary School63%
=28Holy Family RC Primary School63%
=28Royton Hall Primary School63%
=28St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School63%
#32St Thomas CofE Primary School62%
=33Werneth Primary School60%
=33Yew Tree Community School60%
=35Hey-with-Zion Primary School59%
=35Willowpark Primary Academy59%
=37Coppice Primary Academy58%
=37Holy Cross Ceva Primary School58%
=37Richmond Academy58%
=40Greenacres Primary Academy57%
=40Oasis Academy Clarksfield57%
#42Littlemoor Primary School56%
=43Freehold Community Academy55%
=43Hodge Clough Primary School55%
#45Beever Primary School54%
=46Mayfield Primary School53%
=46Northmoor Academy53%
=46Stanley Road Primary School53%
=46Thorp Primary School53%
=50East Crompton St George's CofE School52%
=50East Crompton St James CofE Primary School52%
=50South Failsworth Community Primary School52%
#53St Hilda's CofE Primary School51%
=54Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School50%
=54St Hugh's CofE Primary School50%
=54St John's Church of England Primary School50%
=57Greenhill Academy48%
=57Medlock Valley Primary School48%
#59Horton Mill Community Primary School47%
=60Bare Trees Primary School45%
=60Mather Street Primary School45%
=62Alexandra Park Junior School43%
=62Broadfield Primary School43%
=62Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School43%
#65St Luke's CofE Primary School41%
=66Alt Academy40%
=66Higher Failsworth Primary School40%
=66Woodlands Primary Academy40%
#69Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School39%
#70St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School37%
#71Oasis Academy Limeside36%

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1st of 2 junior schools in Oldham for Ofsted rating

#1Knowsley Junior SchoolGood
#2Alexandra Park Junior SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Knowsley Junior SchoolGood
#2Alexandra Park Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,913 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 2 junior schools in Oldham for spending per pupil

#1Knowsley Junior School£6,913
#2Alexandra Park Junior School£6,835

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Knowsley Junior School£6,913
#2Alexandra Park Junior School£6,835

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