Ofsted: Good emoji_events #15 in Hampshire public Top 17% UK

Oakridge Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Diane Charman

location_onBasingstoke, RG21 5RR

language Visit Website phone 1256473545

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

345

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Expected Standard

77%

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Age Range

7-11

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Oakridge Junior School is a Community school primary school in Basingstoke, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oakridge Junior School is a community school in Basingstoke, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 347 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #1,070 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%

Reading86% LA 74%

Writing80% LA 71%

Maths94% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 1.2

1.7

Write

LA -0.7

0.3 to 3.0

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.4 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading86% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 0.8

0.7

Write

LA -0.3

-0.8 to 2.2

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.9 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%

Reading92% LA 78%

Writing92% LA 80%

Maths95% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.1

0.3 to 3.5

1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-0.1 to 2.9

1.4

Maths

LA -0.6

0 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 May 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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22 May 2018

Inspection Report

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04 June 2014

Inspection Report

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23 October 2012

Inspection Report

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12 July 2011

Inspection Report

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12 November 2009

Inspection Report

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13 September 2006

Inspection Report

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09 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-05-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-10-23

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 347 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	351	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	345	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	353	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	292	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	292	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 33 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 27 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Physical Disability 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils