SCHOOL PROFILE

Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision

Primary Academy converter URN 142717
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 208 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Tameside
Trust THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 221 216 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 101 45.7% of pupils
Male pupils 120 54.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.7%
15.9 pts above England
School 40.7%
Tameside Council 36.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.0%
11.3 pts below England
School 9.0%
Tameside Council 16.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
Tameside Council 0.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.3%
162
Unclassified
7.2%
16
Bangladeshi
4.5%
10
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
9
Any other White background
1.8%
4
African
1.4%
3
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 36.7% 81 of 221 pupils
15.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 36.7%
Tameside Council 24.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.7% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 19.9% 44 pupils
England 6.0% 13.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 55
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

33.0% 27.4 pts below England
School 33.0%
Tameside Council 60.7%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

56.0%

17.8 pts below England

School 56.0%
Tameside Council 75.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Tameside Council 70.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
Tameside Council 74.6%
North West 71.7%
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

5.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 5.98%
Tameside Council 5.95%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.20%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 17.20%
Tameside Council 15.03%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.69%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.88 pts higher than England
School 2.69%
Tameside Council 1.80%
North West 1.75%
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

106.3% 18.1 pts above England
Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision
106.3%
Tameside Council
92.1%
North West
90.6%
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