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Oakridge School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire

Oakridge Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PN

Website 01494520341

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 02/03/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.9%

25.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

452

Capacity used

Has space

91%

498 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

53 of 53 families who put it first got an offer

56

Places offered

113

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5353● 100%
2nd preference173● 18%
3rd preference170● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)260● 0%
Total1135650%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Last distance offered

From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.

September 2026 entry

No limit

Everyone who applied got in

60 places

All applicants offered

September 2025 entry

No limit

Everyone who applied got in

60 places

All applicants offered

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Stuart Cook
Address
Oakridge Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PN
Phone
01494520341
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Castlefield & Oakridge · Wycombe
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110289

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals30%——
English as additional language64%——
SEN support9%——
52% boys (234)48% girls (218)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

452 pupils · 498 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    02 March 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 400 pupils

Attendance

92.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
27%
21/22
35%
22/23
27%
23/24
26%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths48%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard64%
+2% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard33%
+0% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard66%
-6% vs England
Greater depth2%
-11% vs England

Maths

Expected standard77%
+3% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%
-6% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard71%
-11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

402019322023482024642025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)64%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.