Oakley Church of England Junior School

Oakley Church of England Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its overall judgment of good during this ungraded inspection. The school is known for its exceptional learning environment where pupils thrive under a vibrant and challenging curriculum. They demonstrate impressive motivation and high academic achievement, especially in reading, writing, and mathematics. There is a strong emphasis on pastoral care, and the school community is characterized by exemplary behavior and positive attitudes towards learning.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve high outcomes at the end of key stage 2 in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Staff provide precise support for pupils facing barriers to learning, including those with SEND.
• The school offers a wide range of enrichment activities that enhance pupils' development.
• Pupils demonstrate strong interest in their learning and work hard in class.
• High levels of parental satisfaction regarding their children's progress.
• Effective governance supports and challenges school leaders.

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 Oakley Church of England Junior School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Oakley Church of England Junior 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 Oakley Church of England Junior School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Oakley Church of England Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Oakley Church of England Junior School received £6,140 and spent £6,362 for each of its 251 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £156,000 (£622 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 Oakley Church of England Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakley Church of England Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Oakley Church of England Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakley Church of England Junior School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Oakley Church of England Junior School have?

Oakley Church of England Junior School has 251 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakley Church of England Junior School cover?

Oakley Church of England Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Oakley Church of England Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oakley Church of England Junior School?

Oakley Church of England Junior School is at Oakley Lane, Oakley, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7JZ.