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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](https://www.wernethprimary.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 140597 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140597))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 23 May 2023

## Vacancies (1)

- [Teaching Assistant – SEND](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0id52gfnak9-teaching-assistant-send) · Salary £27,274 to £29,071 a year · Closes 3 Dec · Starts 4 January 2027 · Part time · Teaching 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 |

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% |

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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