Oakhurst Community Primary School

Oakhurst Community Primary School is a larger-than-average primary in Swindon, part of Grove Learning Trust and preparing to join the White Horse Federation. A full section 5 inspection in June 2026 found the school meeting expected standards across all evaluated areas, with safeguarding standards met. Pupils are happy, safe and attend well, behaviour is calm and respectful, and the school has a strong inclusive ethos. Early years provision and phonics are particular strengths, and outcomes by Year 6 are generally in line with or above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics. Leaders have high expectations, a coherent curriculum and effective support for staff, while trustees and governors provide appropriate support and challenge. Inclusion is a notable strength: pupils with SEND are known and supported, and additional funding helps disadvantaged pupils access wider opportunities. However, some older pupils are not fluent or accurate writers, and assessment is not consistently used to adapt learning, so some pupils do not complete ambitious enough work. Leaders also need to use evaluation information more precisely to drive improvement, and some pupils struggle to recall personal development learning. Published data also shows disadvantaged pupils' combined reading, writing and mathematics outcomes were below the national average in 2024/25, with a wide disadvantage gap, although the report recognises leaders' work to remove barriers.

Strengths

• High expectations and a coherent curriculum from early years through to Year 6.
• Strong early years provision with secure communication, language and phonics foundations.
• Phonics outcomes in Year 1 are well above average.
• Pupils are happy, safe, behave respectfully and attend well.
• Inclusive culture where pupils with SEND are known, valued and supported.
• Effective leadership, governance and trust engagement with a clear sense of direction.
• Broad personal development programme including music, clubs, leadership roles and wellbeing support.
• Positive relationships and a calm, purposeful environment.
• Outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics are generally in line with or above national averages.
• Additional funding is used well to remove barriers to disadvantaged pupils' access and wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils lack fluency and accuracy in writing, which can hold back their progress.
• Teachers do not always use assessment information to adapt learning effectively.
• Some pupils complete work that is not ambitious enough.
• Leaders do not always use information gathered as precisely as they could to inform future strategies.
• Some pupils struggle to recall what they have learned in the personal development programme.
• Disadvantaged pupils' combined reading, writing and mathematics outcomes were below the national average in 2024/25, with a wide disadvantage gap.
• Writing and transcription strategies need further embedding to continue improving pupils' achievement.

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 Oakhurst Community Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst Community Primary School had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.7% 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, 8.3% of pupils at Oakhurst Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Oakhurst Community Primary School received £5,602 and spent £6,024 for each of its 425 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £175,000 (-£412 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Grove Learning Trust, income was £6,237 and spending £6,421 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 Swindon · Swindon local authority: places and applications

Oakhurst Community Primary School is part of Grove Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Haydonleigh Primary School Swindon
• Peatmoor Community Primary School Swindon
• Shaw Ridge Primary School Swindon
• Millbrook Primary School Swindon
• Wroughton Junior School Swindon
• Southfield Junior School Swindon
• Eastrop Infant School Swindon
• Wroughton Infant School Swindon

What is Oakhurst Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakhurst Community Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Oakhurst Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakhurst Community Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Oakhurst Community Primary School have?

Oakhurst Community Primary School has 397 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakhurst Community Primary School cover?

Oakhurst Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oakhurst Community Primary School?

Oakhurst Community Primary School is at Pioneer Road, Oakhurst, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2HY.