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Light Oaks Infant School

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personMiss Lisa Thelwell

location_onSalford, M6 8LU

language Visit Website phone 1619211685

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

307

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Light Oaks Infant School is a Community school primary school in Salford, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Light Oaks Infant School is a community school in Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 289 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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21 September 2016

Inspection Report

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15 May 2012

Inspection Report

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30 March 2009

Inspection Report

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10 May 2006

Inspection Report

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08 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-09-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-03-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 289 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	289	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	298	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	290	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	286	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	312	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	307	4	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	309	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	302	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	310	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	309	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	317	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	331	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	330	1	0.3%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils