Alexandra Park Junior School
Brook Lane, Oldham, OL8 2BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Lee Seabright
- Sponsor
- The Pinnacle Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 150694
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617708321
About this school
Alexandra Park Junior School is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 342 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Alexandra Park Junior School (URN 105626).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Alexandra Park Junior School compares
Alexandra Park Junior School ranked 63rd of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.2% | 43.9% | 342 | — |
| 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 |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | 73% | 6.4% | 30.8% | 245 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.85%
- English as an additional language
- 80.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Roundthorn Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Alexandra Park Junior School ranks 58th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- 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
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alexandra Park Junior School teach?
- Alexandra Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Alexandra Park Junior School?
- The headteacher of Alexandra Park Junior School is Mrs Jennifer Lee Seabright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alexandra Park Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alexandra Park Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Alexandra Park Junior School?
- Alexandra Park Junior School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Alexandra Park Junior School full?
- Alexandra Park Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 342 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alexandra Park Junior School a faith school?
- No. Alexandra Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alexandra Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alexandra Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Alexandra Park Junior School?
- Alexandra Park Junior School is part of THE PINNACLE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Alexandra Park Junior School rank locally?
- Alexandra Park Junior School ranked 63rd of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alexandra Park Junior School's absence rate?
- Alexandra Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 10 July 2026.