Light Oaks Junior School

State-Funded School

light-oaks-junior-school-salford-north-west

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

SalfordConstituency

M6 8LUPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Light Oaks Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Salford, North West.

It currently serves 355 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

355

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 355
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Oct 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.