Oakley Vale Primary School

Oakley Vale Primary School is performing well, continuing to be classified as a good school. There is evidence of significant improvement in various areas, indicating that the school could potentially achieve an outstanding rating in its next inspection. Students express positive sentiments about their happiness and safety within the school environment, demonstrating strong relationships with peers and staff. Effective leadership has resulted in a well-structured curriculum, particularly supporting those with special educational needs and disabilities.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel happy and safe.
• The school's ambitious curriculum supports progressive learning.
• Strong focus on developing reading skills from early years.
• High expectations and effective support for SEND students.
• Rich personal development curriculum fosters confidence and character.

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 Vale Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Oakley Vale Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Vale Primary School had 30.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.6% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Oakley Vale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 2024–25 Oakley Vale Primary School received £6,101 and spent £6,513 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £163,000 (-£388 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of The Brooke Weston Trust, income was £8,182 and spending £8,461 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Corby · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Oakley Vale Primary School is part of The Brooke Weston Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Brooke Weston Academy Great Oakley
• Corby Technical School Corby
• Beanfield Primary School Corby
• Corby Business Academy Corby
• Kettering Science Academy Kettering
• Gretton Primary Academy Corby
• Compass Primary Academy Kettering
• Thrapston Primary School Kettering
• The Wisbech Academy Wisbech
• Peckover Primary School Wisbech

What is Oakley Vale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakley Vale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Oakley Vale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakley Vale Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Oakley Vale Primary School have?

Oakley Vale Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakley Vale Primary School cover?

Oakley Vale Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oakley Vale Primary School?

Oakley Vale Primary School is at Cheltenham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8RH.