Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision

About Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision

Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision received a Requires Improvement overall rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in January 2025, a downgrade from the Good rating it had held previously. The school was not judged on overall effectiveness in this inspection, but the quality of education was rated as Requires Improvement, while behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management were all rated Good. On the most informative exam metric available, 62 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure matches the Tameside local authority average of 62 per cent, placing Oakfield 33rd out of 76 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, the school sits in the bottom half of the rankings, at the 53rd percentile.

Looking more closely at the Key Stage 2 results, the school’s strongest subject was maths, where 76 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 106. Reading saw 66 per cent reach the expected standard with an average score of 105, while writing was at 69 per cent. Higher standard attainment was low across the board: 14 per cent in reading, 10 per cent in maths, and just 7 per cent in writing. The school has no progress scores published for any subject, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Parent opinion is mixed: 51 per cent of respondents would recommend the school, but 49 per cent would not. While 79 per cent of parents agreed their child is happy and 70 per cent agreed their child feels safe, only 31 per cent agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 52 per cent disagreed.

Oakfield is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision and a designated resource provision for pupils with moderate learning difficulties. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 38 applications for 20 places, all 20 first-preference applicants were offered a place, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.9. The school has a capacity of 208 but currently has 218 pupils on roll, and 45.2 per cent are eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a library, music rooms, and a chapel. Clubs on offer include coding, science, gardening, drama, film club and choir, while sports include football, netball, cricket, swimming and athletics. The school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, visual impairment, physical disability, and a resourced provision. This is a school that may suit families who value its inclusive SEND focus and strong early years and behaviour ratings, but who are comfortable with a school that is still working to improve its core academic outcomes.

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