Academy · Oldham
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
- Primary
- Ages 3–11
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Oldham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 11 February 2020. Overall: Good It was inspected as St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 5 March 2025: Standards maintained. It was inspected as St Joseph's RC Junior Infant and Nursery School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Academy trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01706847218
- Address
- Oldham Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8SZ
- Website
- st-josephs.oldham.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.