Oakfield Primary School

Community school·Primary school Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire·DN16 3JF
Composite score
88.0
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National rank
#29
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#2
In North Lincolnshire
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
27%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
40 first choices, 45 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
96
any preference, for 45 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9620240.9820250.892026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Oakfield Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
262
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
45.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,874
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Oakfield Primary School

Oakfield Primary School is a primary school in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 262 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 87% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 9.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 27% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Oakfield Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 45 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 21.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 45% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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