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The Oaks Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Aster Road, Ipswich IP2 0NR · theoaksprimary.co.uk · 01473 684994
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 449
- 15 over 434 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Asset Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 88 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 88 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Oaks Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 52
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (38%) with SEND