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Knowsley Junior School

Oldham, OL4 4BHPrimaryAges 7–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2022
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
#5,695
of 13,686 nationally

About Knowsley Junior School

Knowsley Junior School is a state primary in Oldham, catering for children aged seven to eleven, and sits 21st out of 67 primary schools in the local authority. That places it comfortably in the top third of Oldham’s primaries, though it trails the three top-ranked peers in the area: Christ Church CofE Primary School, St Martin’s CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School, and St Anne’s CofE Lydgate Primary School. The school is led by headteacher Ellen Aldred and has a mixed, non-religious intake, with 265 pupils on roll against a capacity of 270. Just under a third of its students (32.8%) are eligible for free school meals, a figure that gives a sense of the community it serves. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in March 2022, the school was rated Good across all five categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. That rating matches its previous inspection in 2014, which also judged overall effectiveness as Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range7 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressStoneleigh Road, Oldham, Oldham, OL4 4BH
HeadteacherEllen Aldred
Local AuthorityOldham
Number of Pupils265
Free School Meals (FSM)32.8%
School Capacity265 / 270 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Mar 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 22 May 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
LibraryOutdoor PlaygroundSports HallGymnasiumMusic RoomsICT SuiteForest SchoolArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

TennisRoundersNetballAthleticsDanceGymnasticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubDramaScience ClubGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Knowsley Junior School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.