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Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Oakwood Avenue, Warrington WA1 3SZ · oakwoodavenue.co.uk · 01925 635565
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 667
- 11 over 656 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 15%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- One Community Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% 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 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 72 | 69 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 77 | 73 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 81 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Warrington it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131372)
Ofsted
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131372), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131372)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131372)
May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131372)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 59
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (20%) with SEND