Primary school

Light Oaks Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Salford
  • M6 8LU
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2012

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against North West

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · North West 63No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · North West 6No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · North West 105No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · North West 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
69 of 69 who put it first2014 · 81.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6969
2nd253
3rd181

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026255
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.3%
First language not English14.2%
SEN support17.3%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils14.4%

Girls 44.3%Boys 55.7%

94.4% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 13.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 15.6 FTE · Whole workforce 25.9 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,321
Spend per pupil£7,428
Staff spend per pupil£5,217
Reserve per pupil£436
  • +£104,450revenue reserve
  • −£25,646in-year balance

Grants £7,259 · self-generated £62 · premises £354 per pupil