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Alexandra Park Junior School

Oldham, OL8 2BE · Oldham · primary school

Ofsted: Requires improvement · 2021 Inspected 4 years ago Mixed Primary
1.6/10 Well below average

64th of 71 primary schools in Oldham we can score, 86 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 2.3/10 against 1,589 of them, against 2.2/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 43.0 · 11 41% 0.44
Ofsted 3 33% 0.10
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 26% 1.04

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 43.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in December 2021. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (2.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.2 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. The school does not currently list any specific clubs, sports, or arts activities.

Getting in. There are 358 pupils in a school with 360 places, leaving 2 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to improve attainment in the next inspection cycle? What support is available for pupils who are not reaching the expected standard? How does the school manage the high demand for its limited remaining places?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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