Oakhill Church School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Oakhill
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 5AQ
Phone 01749840426
Reference Number 141800

Oakhill Church School is demonstrating strong performance overall, characterized by a highly inclusive culture and a strong commitment to safeguarding, which ensures that pupils feel safe and supported. The school has shown notable improvements in reading and writing, aligning with national outcomes, while efforts to enhance the mathematics curriculum are ongoing. Stakeholders, including parents and staff, recognize the effective leadership that has fostered a positive and collaborative environment, bolstered by supportive governance from the Bath and Wells Multi-Academy Trust. Despite the positives, there are concerns regarding the overall achievement of pupils in national assessments, particularly in mathematics, where results have not yet reflected the quality of the educational input. Leaders are cognizant of these challenges and are actively striving for improvements across all curriculum areas. Moving forward, the school is focused on further embedding foundational skills in mathematics and writing to continue enhancing the quality of education for all students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 128
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.91%
Girls: 46.09%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 14
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 2 9
2 6 8 14
3 9 4 13
4 4 9 13
5 7 6 13
6 11 8 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.6%
Unclassified 3.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.3%
Asian, Other 1.6%
White, Other 0.8%
White & Asian 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Strong standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Needs attention
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Strong standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 10 Feb 2026
Date Report
10 Feb 2026 School inspection
03 Oct 2023 School inspection
08 Feb 2018 Short inspection
04 Mar 2015 Academy conversion letter
10 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
Previously as Oakhill Church of England Primary School
10 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
26 Jan 2010 Full inspection:
26 Jan 2010 Full inspection:
24 Apr 2007 Full inspection:
24 Apr 2007 Full inspection:
10 Jun 2002 Full inspection
10 Jun 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong commitment to safeguarding ensuring pupils feel safe
  • Highly inclusive school culture understood by staff and pupils
  • Robust systems in place to address special educational needs
  • Effective leadership leading to rapid improvements
  • Strong professional development for staff
  • Positive relationships between staff and pupils
  • Engaging early years curriculum promoting communication and language skills

Areas for Improvement

  • Overall pupil achievement in national tests has not met expectations
  • Mathematics curriculum improvements need more time to show impact
  • Persistent absence rates are above national averages

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 19 6 0 0 0 25
2. My child feels safe at this school 20 5 0 0 0 25
3. My child makes good progress at this school 15 8 2 0 0 25
4. My child is well looked after at this school 20 4 1 0 0 25
5. My child is taught well at this school 19 5 0 0 1 25
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 15 10 0 0 0 25
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 17 8 0 0 0 25
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 16 4 0 0 5 25
9. This school is well led and managed 16 8 1 0 0 25
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 18 5 1 0 1 25
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 18 4 3 0 0 25
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 24 1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2
Writing -2.1
Maths -3.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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