Oakwood Primary School is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/04/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oakwood Drive, St Albans

School Information

Address: Oakwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0XA
Website: http://www.oakwood.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727753930
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Zoe Buckley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117222

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 315
Number of Boys: 152
Number of Girls: 163

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.3
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakwood Primary School
Oakwood Drive , AL4 0XA
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Royal Road , AL1 4LX
4out of 4 1,060 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School
Hazelmere Road , AL4 9RW
3out of 4 1,098 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
Chandlers Road , AL4 9RS
4out of 4 1,280 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road , AL1 4LW
4out of 4 1,294 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaumont School
Austen Way , AL4 0XB
4out of 4 247 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Verulam School
Brampton Road , AL1 4PR
3out of 4 1,230 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT
3out of 4 1,443 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway , AL4 9NX
4out of 4 1,758 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ
4out of 4 2,272 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands College
Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA
- not rated 929 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR
3out of 4 2,368 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ
3out of 4 1,099 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ
- not rated 2,451 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive , AL3 5AY
4out of 4 2,531 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN
- not rated 2,703 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Batchwood School
Townsend Drive , AL3 5RP
2out of 4 3,180 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.