Oakhill Primary School

Oakhill Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in various categories. The school has made a strong impression in fostering a love of reading among pupils and provides a well-structured curriculum in subjects such as mathematics and science. Behaviour and personal development have been rated as outstanding, reflecting a positive school environment where pupils feel safe and are actively involved in their education and school community. This was the school's first inspection since becoming an academy, which adds context to its ongoing development and improvement efforts.

Strengths

• Strong focus on developing a love of reading among pupils.
• Exemplary behaviour and attitudes observed throughout the school.
• High levels of pupil engagement and participation in various clubs and activities.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Ambitious curriculum that is well-structured in key subjects.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent writing support, affecting pupils' ability to express their ideas.
• Curriculum in history and geography not yet fully embedded.

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 Oakhill Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% 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 Oakhill Primary 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 Oakhill Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Oakhill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Oakhill Primary School received £6,549 and spent £7,010 for each of its 450 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £152,000 (-£337 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Orchard Community Trust, income was £9,998 and spending £10,363 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 Stoke-On-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent local authority: places and applications

Oakhill Primary School is part of Orchard Community Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Kemball School Stoke-On-Trent
• St Mark's CofE Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Etruscan Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Forest Park Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Abbey Hulton Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Watermill School Stoke-On-Trent

What is Oakhill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakhill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Oakhill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakhill Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Oakhill Primary School have?

Oakhill Primary School has 452 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakhill Primary School cover?

Oakhill Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

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

Where is Oakhill Primary School?

Oakhill Primary School is at Rookery Lane, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NS.