Oakfield Community Primary School

About Oakfield Community Primary School

Oakfield Community Primary School in Halton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The 2021 inspection was particularly strong in behaviour and attitudes, which was rated Outstanding, while leadership, the quality of education, early years provision, and personal development were all judged Good. However, the school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, just 35% of pupils achieved this benchmark, well below the local authority average of 59%. This places Oakfield 39th out of 43 primary schools in Halton, and in the bottom 50% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 35 reflects a significant gap to the top-performing local primaries, such as Moorfield Primary School, which scored 87.

Looking more closely at the individual subject results, the picture is mixed. In reading, 58% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average score of 102, and 19% reached the higher standard. Maths saw 63% at expected level, with an average score of 101, but only 9% achieved the higher threshold. Writing was weaker, with 49% at expected and just 5% at the higher standard. The combined figure of 35% for all three subjects is the key headline, and it is notably lower than the Halton average of 59%. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The data suggests that while the school is well-regarded by Ofsted for behaviour and leadership, its academic outcomes in core subjects are an area of focus compared with other primaries in the area.

Oakfield is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has 307 pupils against a capacity of 330, and a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 48.8%. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 61 applications for 31 places, with 30 first-preference offers made. Facilities include playing fields, a library, a gymnasium, a forest school, art studios, an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports offered include rounders, tennis, athletics, cricket and netball, and clubs include art, drama and film club. The school has a resourced provision and supports a range of SEND needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, and physical disability. This is a school that may suit families who value a strong pastoral and behavioural environment, but who are mindful that academic outcomes are below the local average.

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