Oakdale Primary School

Oakdale Primary School is performing well overall, with a strong focus on safety, inclusion, and positive behaviour among its pupils. The school has made commendable strides in addressing the needs of an increasing number of students with additional needs, ensuring tailored support through effective partnerships with external agencies. Additionally, the leadership team has managed to deliver a high-quality curriculum despite recent changes in school size and infrastructure. Still, there are areas for improvement, such as ensuring all teaching practices are consistently effective for every child, particularly in the early years phase. The school meets safeguarding standards comprehensively, creating a positive and open atmosphere where pupils feel secure. Leaders maintain high expectations regarding attendance and behaviour, leading to a commendable track record in these areas. Although many pupils achieve well academically, disparities exist in some subgroups, particularly concerning how pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities perform in certain subjects. Overall, Oakdale Primary School represents strong standards in education with appealing prospects for growth.

Strengths

• High attendance rates with effective strategies for tackling absence.
• A strong, inclusive curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils.
• Effective partnerships with external agencies for additional support.
• Leaders maintain high ambitions and drive rapid improvements.
• Well-informed and knowledgeable governors actively support and challenge leaders.
• Comprehensive personal development programme catering to multiple pupil needs.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff create a supportive learning environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching effectiveness across all areas.
• Some pupils do not receive adequate support for addressing misconceptions.
• Need for continuous high-quality interactions in early years provision.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Oakdale Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Oakdale Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Oakdale Primary School had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.0% of pupils at Oakdale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Oakdale Primary School received £6,367 and spent £6,292 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £148,000 (£371 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Oakdale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakdale Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Oakdale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakdale Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Oakdale Primary School have?

Oakdale Primary School has 400 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakdale Primary School cover?

Oakdale Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Oakdale Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oakdale Primary School?

Oakdale Primary School is at Oakdale Avenue, Stanground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 8TD.