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Oakridge Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Staffordshire

Silvester Way, Stafford, ST17 0PR

Website 01785337300

91

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 01/10/2024

Application demand

87%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.2%

5.4% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

216

Capacity used

Over capacity

103%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

87%

1st preference success rate

26 of 30 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

113

Total applications

3.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3026● 87%
2nd preference654● 6%
3rd preference180● 0%
Total1133027%

1st preference success by year

77%
2020
71%
2021
86%
2022
75%
2023
68%
2024
87%
2025

Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Luke Wylde
Address
Silvester Way, Stafford, ST17 0PR
Phone
01785337300
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward / constituency
Weeping Cross & Wildwood · Stafford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
124130

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals2%——
English as additional language18%——
SEN support5%——
48% boys (103)52% girls (113)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

216 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    01 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 186 pupils

Attendance

96.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
11%
21/22
6%
22/23
6%
23/24
5%
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 & maths91%——
Higher standard31%——
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 standard83%
+21% vs England
Higher standard23%
+15% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard40%
+7% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth27%
+14% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard37%
+11% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard30%
+0% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

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

Primary results over time

942019912023912024832025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard23%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 Staffordshire 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.