Oakwood Primary School is a primary school located in Cheltenham. 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 19/12/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cotswold Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5HD
Website: http://www.oakwood.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01242515775
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr C Welsh
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135857

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 317
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 157

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.7
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
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
3out of 4Oakwood Primary School
Cotswold Road, GL52 5HD 		0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School
Bouncers Lane, Prestbury GL52 5JB 		418 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary's Church of England Infant School
Bouncers Lane, Prestbury GL52 5JB 		418 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dunalley Primary School
West Drive, GL50 4LB 		1,468 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Jersey Street, GL52 2JP 		1,548 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Pittville School
Albert Road, GL52 3JD 		1,014 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Ridge Academy
Clyde Crescent, Whaddon GL52 5QH 		470 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBerkhampstead School
Pittville Circus Road, GL52 2QA 		1,054 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBattledown Centre for Children and Families
Harp Hill, Battledown GL52 6PZ 		1,093 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Edward's Preparatory School
London Road, Charlton Kings GL52 6NR 		2,134 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCheltenham Ladies' College
Bayshill Road, GL50 3EP 		2,592 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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