Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Alexandra Park Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Lee Seabright
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 105626
- Local authority
- Oldham
About this school
Alexandra Park Junior School was a community primary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Alexandra Park Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 82 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 26% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alexandra Park Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alexandra Park Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 39.3% | 354 | — |
| Alexandra Park Junior School | 43% | 5.2% | 43.9% | 342 | 0.0 miles |
| Glodwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.6% | 25.9% | 365 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenhill Academy | 48% | 7.8% | 34.8% | 524 | 0.4 miles |
| Broadfield Primary School | 43% | 6% | 43% | 384 | 0.5 miles |
| Horton Mill Community Primary School | 47% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.3%
- English as an additional language
- 81.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alexandra Park Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Glodwick Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Greater Manchester
-
Greenhill Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Broadfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Horton Mill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alexandra Park Junior School teach?
- Alexandra Park Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Oldham.
- Has Alexandra Park Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alexandra Park Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Alexandra Park Junior School?
- Alexandra Park Junior School had 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Alexandra Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 26% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Alexandra Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alexandra Park Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2024.