Werneth Primary School is a primary academy in Oldham, United Kingdom with 417 pupils, part of The Pinnacle Learning Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 23 May 2023. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant – SEND (closes 3 December).
Head
Jonathan Bell, Headteacher
Trust or group
The Pinnacle Learning Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
417 pupils · 48% girls · 36.8% eligible for free school meals · 60.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
46 (10.7%) on SEN support · 40 (9.3%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £27,274 to £29,071 a yearCloses 3 DecStarts 4 January 2027
Part timeTeaching support
Teaching Assistant - SENDPermanent. Part Time (32.5 hrs per week) Term time + 1 week. To start 4th January 2027 or sooner if possible. Salary: Pro rata of points 7 - 11 of the…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
60%
4%
2023/24
63%
0%
2022/23
53%
5%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
23 May 2023
Graded inspection
Good
12 May 2021
Monitoring visit
Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
27 January 2021
Monitoring visit
Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
8 May 2019
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
18.2
22.9
–
0
£52,362
2024/25
17.6
23.5
0%
0
£49,274
2023/24
18.4
22.4
22%
0
£45,016
2022/23
18.2
22.0
10%
0
£41,660
2021/22
19.3
22.2
26%
0
£40,399
2020/21
21.6
19.5
21%
0
£38,071
Earlier years (2014/15 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
17.6
25.3
11%
0
£37,463
2018/19
18.2
24.9
16%
0
£35,865
2016/17
14.0
36.5
36%
0
£34,255
2015/16
21.4
24.5
42%
0
£34,621
2014/15
15.3
34.0
45%
0
£36,270
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.5%
2.1%
16.8%
0.3%
2024/25
7.2%
2.7%
25.5%
1.6%
2023/24
7.9%
2.5%
31.0%
1.1%
2022/23
7.7%
2.3%
29.8%
0.8%
2021/22
7.0%
1.8%
27.6%
1.3%
2020/21
4.6%
1.9%
18.3%
2.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.3%
1.5%
11.7%
0.0%
2017/18
4.3%
1.3%
10.8%
1.3%
2016/17
4.3%
1.6%
11.4%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Level 2 EYFS Teaching Assistant, Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.