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Werneth Primary School

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
Local authority
Oldham
Location
Oldham, OL8 4BL, United Kingdom
Telephone
01617705333
Website
wernethprimary.org.uk
Register number
URN 140597 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 23 May 2023

Vacancies (1)

Teaching Assistant – SEND

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

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2560%4%
2023/2463%0%
2022/2353%5%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
23 May 2023Graded inspectionGood
12 May 2021Monitoring visitTaking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
27 January 2021Monitoring visitLeaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
8 May 2019Graded inspectionRequires 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

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2618.222.9–0£52,362
2024/2517.623.50%0£49,274
2023/2418.422.422%0£45,016
2022/2318.222.010%0£41,660
2021/2219.322.226%0£40,399
2020/2121.619.521%0£38,071
Earlier years (2014/15 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2017.625.311%0£37,463
2018/1918.224.916%0£35,865
2016/1714.036.536%0£34,255
2015/1621.424.542%0£34,621
2014/1515.334.045%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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/265.5%2.1%16.8%0.3%
2024/257.2%2.7%25.5%1.6%
2023/247.9%2.5%31.0%1.1%
2022/237.7%2.3%29.8%0.8%
2021/227.0%1.8%27.6%1.3%
2020/214.6%1.9%18.3%2.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.3%1.5%11.7%0.0%
2017/184.3%1.3%10.8%1.3%
2016/174.3%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.

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Sources

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.

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