Oakwood Primary Academy is a primary school located in Eastbourne. 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 13/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Magnolia Drive, Eastbourne

School Information

Address: Magnolia Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0SS
Website: http://www.oakwoodprimaryacademy.org
Telephone: 01323501251
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ryan Laker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138391

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 375
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 170

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakwood Primary Academy
Magnolia Drive , BN22 0SS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Parkland Infant School
Brassey Avenue , BN22 9QJ 		3out of 4 783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Parkland Junior School
Brassey Avenue , BN22 9QJ 		3out of 4 783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Heron Park Primary Academy
Dallington Road , Hampden Park BN22 9EE 		2out of 4 1,393 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Willingdon Primary School
Rapsons Road , Willingdon BN20 9RJ 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road , BN22 9RQ 		3out of 4 366 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ratton School
Park Avenue , BN21 2XR 		3out of 4 1,745 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Turing School
Larkspur Drive , BN23 8EJ 		- not rated 1,829 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Willingdon Community School
Broad Road , Lower Willingdon BN20 9QX 		3out of 4 2,203 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Sussex College Group
Cross Levels Way , BN21 2UF 		- not rated 1,936 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cavendish School
Eldon Road , BN21 1UE 		3out of 4 2,975 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road , Hampden Park BN22 0BQ 		4out of 4 374 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
College Central
124 Brodrick Road , BN22 9RB 		3out of 4 745 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hazel Court School
Larkspur Drive , BN23 8EJ 		3out of 4 2,127 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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