St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy, Oldham
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Oldham, part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oldham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy in detail
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "At Saint Joseph’s, we aim to foster a love of books and reading from your child’s first day with us. We create a reading culture that starts with reading books and text for sheer pleasure and that ethos permeates through the school. In Foundation Stage, we share books with children daily to continue the work that parents start at home."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Across Oldham, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Oldham lodged 117 appeals against primary school offers; 93 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (8.6% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy are Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School (0.4 miles, 87% reading, 67% maths); Crompton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 100% maths); Royton Hall Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths); and Beal Vale Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths).
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolCrompton Primary SchoolRoyton Hall Primary SchoolBeal Vale Primary School
The trust
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink), about 1000 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Josephs (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy are E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy (0.2 miles) and The Crompton House Church of England Academy (0.9 miles).
E-ACT Royton and Crompton AcademyThe Crompton House Church of England Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), it was rated Good in February 2020.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), the school St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is in Oldham; for families living there:
Apply to Oldham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oldham is 14 (the median across 129 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School before it took its current form in 2026
Published for St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), the school St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 32 | 59 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 34 | 57 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 30 | 31 | 59 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 30 | 32 | 68 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | 39 | 70 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 30 | 43 | 79 | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 30 | 40 | 77 | 1.3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 29 | 31 | 68 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 30 | 39 | 88 | 1.3 | 9 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Oldham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oldham
Across Oldham council
Places available
3,927
Applications
2,814
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Oldham council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published for St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), the school St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
3.9%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Are there exam results for St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, as St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 105719), it was rated Good in February 2020.
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Oldham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Oldham's coordinated admissions process, naming St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oldham is 14 (the median across 129 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy?
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy is at Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8SZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)