Oakley Primary Academy | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordMK43 7REOakley Primary Academy
Primary

Oakley Primary Academy

Primary

Bedford · Bedford · MK43 7RE https://www.oakleyprimary.academy/

Pupils
224
cap. 280
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Oakley Primary Academy · Primary · Bedford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
63%
+15pp
63%56%48%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
8%5%2%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RE
Local authority
Bedford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%2%71%24%76%7%90%24%93%80%104.0105.0105.012%224
2023/2448%2%71%24%59%2%67%9%84%67%104.0102.0104.011%260
2022/2359%4%78%39%69%6%73%24%88%78%106.0105.0106.0+0.70-1.20+0.5012%286
2018/1963%8%77%27%81%17%75%21%92%79%105.0104.0105.0-0.40-0.90-2.2012%308

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522419.312%12%15%4%7%
2023/2426018.811%15%16%5%16%
2022/2328620.712%13%14%6%14%
2021/2228719.75%15%12%6%14%
2020/2130220.18%12%12%
2018/1930818.812%13%11%3%5%
2017/1821.03%3%
2016/1721120.711%12%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.