Oakfield Academy

About Oakfield Academy

Oakfield Academy’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit well below the Hampshire local authority average, which is a notable contrast for parents scanning the data. The school’s combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score is 43 per cent, compared with the LA average of 61 per cent. That gap of 18 percentage points places Oakfield in the bottom half of primary schools in the New Forest, ranked 32nd out of 35. Nationally, it sits in the 88th percentile — meaning roughly 88 per cent of primary schools achieve a higher combined score. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated overall effectiveness as Good, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate rating in 2018. The early years provision and personal development both received Outstanding marks, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all judged Good.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 SATs data, the picture is mixed. Reading is the strongest subject, with 79 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard and 21 per cent achieving a higher score. Writing lags behind, with 64 per cent at expected and only 7 per cent at the higher level. Maths sits in the middle: 57 per cent at expected and 21 per cent at higher. The average scaled scores are 104 for reading and 103 for maths, both just above the national baseline of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school is small, with 159 pupils against a capacity of 210, and 23.9 per cent are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and may partly explain the lower headline results.

For families considering Oakfield, the practical picture is one of a small, oversubscribed primary. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 42 applications for 24 places, with 20 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 1.75. Facilities include an outdoor playground, dining hall, gymnasium, sensory room and chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, swimming, dance, netball, tennis and cross country, while clubs include art, science, film, coding and choir. The school’s SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This suggests a school that may suit families whose children need additional support, though the academic outcomes are lower than the local average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Hazel Wood Infant School, 1.3 km away.

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