All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Great Oakley continues to demonstrate good performance, being characterized as a warm and welcoming environment for students. The school places high value on the personal and academic development of pupils, ensuring that they feel safe and supported. A strong emphasis is placed on reading and the curriculum is broad and ambitious, particularly benefiting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are areas where the curriculum lacks clarity in a few subjects, leading to some missed opportunities for deeper understanding.

Strengths

• Pupils feel welcomed and part of a supportive school community.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with a strong focus on reading.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and provide effective support.
• High expectations for behavior lead to exemplary conduct among pupils.
• The school offers a range of clubs and activities that promote personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the curriculum does not clearly identify the most important knowledge for pupils.

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 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley 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 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% 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, 24.0% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.0% 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 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley received £8,381 and spent £8,088 for each of its 100 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £196,000 (£1,963 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 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley have?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley has 100 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley cover?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley is at Beaumont Road, Great Oakley, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5BA.