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Oakwood Primary Academy

Primary

Eastbourne · Eastbourne · BN22 0SS http://www.oakwoodprimaryacademy.org

Pupils
300
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
11 Oct 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
23 Feb 2022
Monitoring visit
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29 Jun 2021
Monitoring visit
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30 Mar 2021
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Eastbourne. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
57%
+4pp
LA
61%
England
63%
62%50%37%
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RWM higher
2%
+2pp
LA
6%
England
8%
5%3%0%
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Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
76%
Would recommend
76%
Responses
17
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

76%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

88%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

59%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

12%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

76%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

35%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

71%

Q9. My child does well at this school

77%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

65%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

76%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

89%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

53%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

76%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
57%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
9%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
100.0

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.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
304
cap. 420
428366304
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
LA AVG 20.49:1
26.821.917.0
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EAL
18%
LA AVG 7.55%
18%16%13%
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FSM eligible
44%
LA AVG 23.2%
55%47%39%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 18.41%
17%14%11%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
6%
England
5%
8%6%5%
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Persistent absence
17%
LA
15%
England
13%
26%20%14%
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Overview

AddressMagnolia Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0SS
Telephone01323501251
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7287 spend / pupil£7781 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2557%2%304
2023/2453%0%324
2022/2337%4%-1.40+0.00-3.70322
2018/1951%5%+1.00+2.60+0.50428
2017/1862%2%+0.30+0.00-0.30422
2016/1742%4%-0.40-0.70-0.10417
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%25%68%2%64%14%70%57%103.0102.0100.016%
2023/2468%12%68%2%63%4%75%54%102.0100.0100.015%
2022/2366%14%67%7%43%5%87%54%102.098.0101.014%
2018/1966%12%76%14%66%12%71%59%101.0102.0101.012%
2017/1869%18%71%9%75%9%84%56%103.0102.0100.011%
2016/1754%21%56%4%61%14%68%60%101.0101.0102.014%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2012 (was URN 114472)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530420.516%18%44%7%17%
2023/2432422.515%15%49%8%26%
2022/2332219.414%13%54%8%25%
2021/2232217.117%13%55%7%21%
2020/2137517.016%14%46%
2018/1942826.812%13%39%5%14%
2017/1842224.311%13%41%6%17%
2016/1741723.814%16%41%6%20%

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