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Light Oaks Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Lancaster Road, Lancaster Rd, Salford M6 8LU · lightoaksinfantsalford.com · 0161 567 1260
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 255
- 94% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 16.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 78 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 78 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 73 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 78 | 67 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 77 | 66 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Light Oaks Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 53
- 17% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied