St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SZ
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Garry Needle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 105719
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 79% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 86% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery 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 | 50% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3.9% | 12.3% | 226 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | 50% | 5.9% | 29.8% | 176 | 0.4 miles |
| Crompton Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Royton Hall Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 34.6% | 324 | 0.7 miles |
| Beal Vale Primary School | 66% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 202 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.26%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 7.73%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.0 miles
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Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Crompton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Royton Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Beal Vale Primary School0.8 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 St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School teach?
- St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Oldham.
- Has St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery 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 St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School?
- St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School had 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery 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 29 June 2026.