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Oakfield Community Primary School

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

personMrs Joanne Makin

location_onWidnes, WA8 8BQ

language Visit Website phone 1514244958

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

327

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Oakfield Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Widnes, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oakfield Community Primary School is a community school in Widnes, Halton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 307 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 47 primaries in Halton and #12,988 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. 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

33%

LA 59%

Reading38% LA 74%

Writing50% LA 70%

Maths50% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading58% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading47% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing51% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths49% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA 0.4

-6.0 to -2.1

-2.7

Write

LA 0.3

-4.6 to -0.8

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.9 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading56% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths62% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 1.0

3.0

Write

LA 0.4

1.1 to 4.8

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.9 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%

Reading68% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.4

-3.3 to 0.7

-0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-2.2 to 1.6

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.2 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 September 2021

Inspection Report

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24 February 2016

Inspection Report

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04 February 2014

Inspection Report

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27 April 2011

Inspection Report

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10 October 2007

Inspection Report

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23 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-02-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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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 307 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	307	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	310	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	318	1	0.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	316	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	311	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	316	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	282	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	314	3	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	303	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	317	1	0.3%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	317	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	299	3	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	307	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	301	3	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	300	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	320	6	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	315	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	314	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	319	5	1.6%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	311	16	5.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	309	3	1.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils