Oakdene Primary Academy

Oakdene Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Prescot, St. Helens, Oakdene Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 206 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Oakdene Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 1.16 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.