Oakdale Junior School

About Oakdale Junior School

Oakdale Junior School sits in Redbridge, a London borough where the average proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 is 74%. Oakdale's figure of 67% sits seven percentage points below that LA average, which is a meaningful gap. In the local authority ranking of 50 primary schools, Oakdale places 36th, putting it in the bottom third of its peers. That said, the school's average maths scaled score of 107 is a solid result, and its reading average of 105 is also above the national benchmark of 100. So while the headline 'expected standard' figure lags the local norm, the school is still delivering above-average outcomes in the core subjects for many of its pupils. With 24.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Oakdale serves a community with above-average disadvantage, which provides important context for those headline numbers.

In its most recent graded inspection in November 2024, Ofsted judged Oakdale Junior School as Good overall, but with two standout Outstanding ratings: personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. That's a significant achievement. The previous inspection in 2015 had also rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management also Good. So the school has maintained its Good rating while earning Outstanding marks for the way it develops children as individuals and for the conduct of its pupils. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 92% of respondents would recommend the school, and 97% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. On the academic side, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and 5% reached the higher standard. In maths specifically, 83% met expectations and 36% reached the higher threshold, which is strong.

The school is a state-funded junior school for mixed genders aged 7 to 11, with a capacity of 390 and currently 337 pupils on roll, so there is some room. Facilities include a dining hall, gymnasium, music rooms, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, cross country, cricket and athletics, while clubs range from gardening and coding to eco club and book club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairment, physical disability, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering Oakdale, the school appears to be a solid, well-regarded local option with strong pastoral care and behaviour, even if its academic results are slightly below the Redbridge average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Churchfields Infants' School, 0.8 km away, but that's an infants' school, not a direct competitor for this age range.

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