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Oak CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Melanie Garlick

location_onHuddersfield, HD4 5HX

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Special Measures

Inspected 2025

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Students

490

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Oak CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Huddersfield, serving ages 2-11. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oak CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Huddersfield, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 373 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #89 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #12,258 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Special Measures. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

41%

LA 59%

Reading57% LA 73%

Writing63% LA 69%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading52% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading34% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing28% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths32% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.7

Read

LA -0.6

-7.4 to -4.1

-6.3

Write

LA -0.2

-7.9 to -4.7

-5.2

Maths

LA 0.0

-6.7 to -3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing51% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.8

-3.6 to -1.5

-4.1

Write

LA -0.7

-5.1 to -3.1

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.4 to -1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 61%

Reading57% LA 71%

Writing70% LA 74%

Maths48% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.4

Read

LA -0.8

-6.5 to -4.3

-4

Write

LA -1.1

-5 to -3

-5.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-6.6 to -4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 July 2025

Inspection Report

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03 December 2024

Inspection Report

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18 June 2024

Inspection Report

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23 January 2024

Inspection Report

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12 October 2022

Inspection Report

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26 March 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-07-08

Special Measures S5 ReInspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2019-03-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 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 373 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above 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)	373	3	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	366	5	1.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	384	17	4.4%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	381	7	1.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	378	13	3.4%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	504	16	3.2%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	490	13	2.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	456	26	5.7%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	568	6	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	558	11	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	530	21	4.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	667	11	1.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	687	8	1.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	682	10	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	848	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	848	13	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	842	18	2.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	972	9	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	973	32	3.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	962	5	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	1,027	39	3.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	1,017	11	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	1,011	25	2.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	1,073	11	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	1,072	24	2.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	1,036	27	2.6%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 41 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

86.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

85.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

40.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree29%

agree42%

disagree15%

strongly disagree13%

don't know2%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree42%

agree36%

disagree11%

strongly disagree7%

don't know4%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree44%

agree16%

disagree11%

strongly disagree13%

don't know2%

not applicable15%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes18%

no82%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree40%

agree30%

disagree20%

strongly disagree10%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree35%

agree38%

disagree11%

strongly disagree4%

don't know13%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree49%

agree38%

disagree9%

don't know4%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree45%

agree36%

disagree15%

strongly disagree2%

don't know2%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree40%

agree51%

disagree4%

strongly disagree2%

don't know4%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree44%

agree42%

disagree7%

don't know7%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree45%

agree36%

disagree9%

strongly disagree4%

don't know5%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes78%

no22%

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Good

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Good

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School

Warwick Road Primary School

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Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School

Meltham Moor Primary School