St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oldham
Unique reference
105719
Address
Oldham Road, Shaw, OL2 8SZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
229 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
9.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.4%
Persistent absence
6.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.5%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 4.4%
African 3.1%
Indian 1.7%
Chinese 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
7
5
Reception, Full-time
31
16
15
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
30
13
17
Year 5
31
13
18
Year 6
30
12
18
Year 2024-2025

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