SCHOOL PROFILE

High Oakham Primary School

Primary Community school URN 133278
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 428 Published school capacity
Capacity used 111.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 477 433 full-time · 44 part-time
Female pupils 240 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 237 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.2%
15.6 pts below England
School 9.2%
Mansfield 29.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.7%
13.6 pts below England
School 6.7%
Mansfield 17.3%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Mansfield 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.2%
397
Any other White background
3.4%
16
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
11
Indian
2.1%
10
African
1.3%
6
White and Black African
1.3%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.6% 60 of 477 pupils
8.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.6%
Mansfield 17.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.7% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts below
EHC plans 0.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 5.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Mansfield 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Mansfield 67.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Mansfield 65.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Mansfield 68.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.87%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.35 pts lower than England
School 3.87%
Mansfield 6.59%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.35%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.46 pts lower than England
School 6.35%
Mansfield 17.51%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
Mansfield 1.90%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

111.4% 23.3 pts above England
High Oakham Primary School
111.4%
Mansfield
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information