Oakridge Community Primary School

Oakridge Community Primary School is a small, mixed-age primary within the Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust. This was its first section 5 inspection, although it had previously been judged outstanding before becoming an academy, and inspectors found it performing well across the judged areas. Pupils are safe, behave well and achieve well in a nurturing school community that parents and staff strongly endorse. The curriculum is ambitious and well designed, reading is a clear priority, early years provision gets children off to a positive start, and personal development is strong, including through the 'Oakridge Pledge', outdoor experiences and community-linked gardening. Leaders, governance and trust partnerships are robust, staff are well supported, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported to access the intended curriculum. The main area for improvement is that, in a small number of subjects, some pupils have gaps in knowledge left by previous weaknesses in curriculum delivery; the school has not fully addressed these gaps, which can hinder pupils from making connections and building deep knowledge. Leaders should ensure teachers swiftly identify and remedy these gaps.

Strengths

• Strong, nurturing ethos where pupils feel safe and behave well
• Ambitious, well-designed curriculum adapted effectively for mixed-age classes
• Reading is prioritised, with consistent phonics and good support for pupils who need to catch up
• Early years provision is well organised and gives children a positive start
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported well to access the curriculum
• Personal development is strong, including through the 'Oakridge Pledge', trips, outdoor experiences and community projects
• Governance and trust partnerships are robust and focused on continued improvement
• Staff are proud to work at the school and are well supported
• Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, some pupils have gaps in knowledge from previous weaknesses in curriculum delivery
• These gaps have not been fully addressed, so some pupils struggle to connect prior and new learning and build deep knowledge
• Teachers should be able to identify and remedy knowledge gaps more swiftly

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 Oakridge Community Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% 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, 9.7% of pupils at Oakridge Community 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 Oakridge Community Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 50.0% 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, 18.9% of pupils at Oakridge Community 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 Oakridge Community Primary School received £15,251 and spent £13,708 for each of its 29 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£2,560 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust, income was £10,725 and spending £10,855 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 Saltburn-By-The-Sea · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Oakridge Community Primary School is part of Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Lealholm Primary School Whitby
• West Cliff Primary School Whitby
• Glaisdale Primary School Whitby
• Airy Hill Primary School Whitby
• Castleton Primary School Whitby

What is Oakridge Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakridge Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Oakridge Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakridge Community Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Oakridge Community Primary School have?

Oakridge Community Primary School has 37 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakridge Community Primary School cover?

Oakridge Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Oakridge Community Primary School?

Oakridge Community Primary School is at Coronation Avenue, Hinderwell, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, TS13 5HA.