OakTree Nursery and Primary School is a primary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Priory Road, Swindon

School Information

Address: Priory Road, Swindon, SN3 2HA
Website: www.oaktree.swindon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01793521903
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue Rees
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132064

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 444
Number of Pupils: 373
Number of Boys: 192
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.1
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
OakTree Nursery and Primary School
Priory Road , Park South SN3 2HA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Goddard Park Community Primary School
Welcombe Avenue , Park North SN3 2QN
3out of 4 792 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eldene Nursery and Primary School
Colingsmead , Eldene SN3 3TQ
2out of 4 938 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Marlowe Avenue , SN3 2PT
3out of 4 1,188 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lawn Primary
Cleeve Lawn , SN3 1LE
3out of 4 1,326 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER
2out of 4 1,138 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive , Covingham SN3 5DA
2out of 4 1,665 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR
3out of 4 1,888 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Commonweal School
The Mall , Old Town SN1 4JE
3out of 4 3,004 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Swindon
New College Drive , SN3 1AH
- not rated 961 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Chalet School
Liden Drive , Liden SN3 6EX
2out of 4 1,487 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Nyland School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD
3out of 4 1,668 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN
- not rated 2,487 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.