The Oak View Academy

The Oak View Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all domains. The school's leadership, led by headteacher Helen Bebbington, has established a nurturing environment where staff support pupils both emotionally and academically. This supportive atmosphere encourages a strong sense of community among students, helping them excel and feel valued as individuals. The curriculum is designed to be aspirational, and the focus on reading is notable, with pupils developing into confident readers by the end of key stage 1. However, some weaknesses have been identified in subject-specific training for staff, which has resulted in minor misconceptions among pupils in certain subjects.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement and a strong sense of community
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• A well-ordered curriculum that helps pupils revisit prior learning
• Strong focus on reading, fostering a love for books among pupils
• Caring relationships between staff and pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff lack sufficient subject-specific training
• Minor misconceptions in knowledge persist among a small number of 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 The Oak View Academy attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% 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, 8.4% of pupils at The Oak View Academy 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 The Oak View Academy had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.0% 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, 21.5% of pupils at The Oak View Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% 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 The Oak View Academy received £8,699 and spent £9,059 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £4,000 (-£27 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of North West Academies Trust Limited, income was £7,268 and spending £7,172 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 Winsford · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications

The Oak View Academy is part of North West Academies Trust Limited, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Calveley Primary Academy Tarporley
• Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich
• The Rudheath Senior Academy Northwich
• Delamere CofE Primary Academy Tarporley
• Acton Church of England Primary Academy Nantwich
• Kingsbourne Academy Nantwich
• Millfields Primary Academy Nantwich
• St John's CofE Academy Sandbach
• St Martin's Academy Chester Chester
• Acresfield Academy Chester

What is The Oak View Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Oak View Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The Oak View Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Oak View Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The Oak View Academy have?

The Oak View Academy has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Oak View Academy cover?

The Oak View Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are The Oak View Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Oak View Academy?

The Oak View Academy is at Whitby's Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2LZ.