Light Oaks Junior School

Salford · M6 8LU

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 355 pupils, 22.5% FSM

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Light Oaks Junior School

General Information

Address: Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8LU – View on map
Phone: 01619211690
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Zandra Wilkinson
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

355 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 80
% eligible for free school meals: 22.5%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Salford average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.7% a year (Salford 11.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% 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.

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 Salford: 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: 10 (0.4 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 Salford, 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: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.7%
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: 27.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 46 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 21 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

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 2020 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: 57% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points below the Salford average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 60% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 60%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 63% · Maths 82% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 106
Based on: 84 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 schoolSalford averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points below the Salford average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 42nd of 69 junior and primary schools in the area

=40Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School59%
=40St Andrew's CofE Primary School59%
=42Light Oaks Junior School57%
=42St Mark's RC Primary School57%
=44Mesne Lea Primary School56%

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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 The King RC Primary School89%
=1Wardley CofE Primary School89%
#3Broadoak Primary School88%
#4St Andrew's CofE Primary School84%
=5St Mark's CofE Primary School83%
=5St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School83%
=7Bridgewater Primary School82%
=7James Brindley Community Primary School82%
=9St Andrew's Methodist Primary School77%
=9St Philip's RC Primary School77%
=11Dukesgate Academy76%
=11Monton Green Primary School76%
=11St Paul's CofE Primary School76%
#14Brentnall Academy75%
#15Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre74%
#16Ellenbrook Community Primary School73%
#17Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School72%
=18Irlam Primary School71%
=18St Mary's RC Primary School71%
#20St Paul's CofE Primary School70%
=21St Mary's CofE Primary School69%
=21St Peter's CofE Primary School69%
=23St Charles' RC Primary School68%
=23St Gilbert's RC Primary School68%
=25St Boniface RC Primary School67%
=25St Mary's RC Primary School67%
=27Beech Street Community Primary School66%
=27Christ Church CofE Primary School66%
=27Lewis Street Primary School66%
=27St Edmund's RC Primary School66%
=31Barton Moss Community Primary School64%
=31St John's CofE Primary School64%
=33Grosvenor Road Primary School63%
=33St Augustine's CofE Primary School63%
=33St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School63%
=36Wharton Primary School62%
=36Willow Tree Primary School62%
=38Mossfield Primary School61%
=38St Paul's CofE Primary School61%
=40Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School59%
=40St Andrew's CofE Primary School59%
=42Light Oaks Junior School57%
=42St Mark's RC Primary School57%
=44Mesne Lea Primary School56%
=44St Paul's CofE Primary School56%
#46Lark Hill Community Primary School55%
=47Peel Hall Primary School54%
=47St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School54%
#49Lower Kersal Community Primary School53%
=50Holy Family VA RC Primary School52%
=50St Sebastian's RC Primary School52%
=52Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School51%
=52St Luke's RC Primary School51%
#54St Philip's CofE Primary School50%
=55River View Community Primary School48%
=55The Friars Primary School48%
#57Moorside Primary School47%
=58Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School46%
=58Irlam Endowed Primary School46%
=60Marlborough Road Academy45%
=60Summerville Primary School45%
=62Clifton Primary School42%
=62Westwood Park Community Primary School42%
#64Boothstown Methodist Primary School39%
#65North Walkden Primary School34%
#66St George's CofE Primary School31%
#67St Joseph's RC Primary School30%
#68Moss Valley Primary Academy29%
#69The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary10%

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1st of 1 junior schools in Salford for Ofsted rating

#1Light Oaks Junior SchoolGood

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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

#1Light Oaks Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,161 (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 1 junior schools in Salford for spending per pupil

#1Light Oaks Junior School£6,161

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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

#1Light Oaks Junior School£6,161

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