Oakwood Primary School
Cotswold Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5HDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Oakwood Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. It ranks 40th of 40 primary schools in Cheltenham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in April 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 30 April 2024, report published 10 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 30 April 2024
The executive headteacher and co-headteachers have raised expectations and ambition for every pupil, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Until recently, the school has not ensured that pupils achieve well. Pupils' outcomes in 2023 were significantly below national averages. New leaders have taken steps to bring about improvements to the school. These are beginning to have a positive impact on pupils' education. Positive relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of Oakwood Primary School. This starts in the early years, where children benefit from strong attachments with the adults who help them. The school expects pupils to behave well. Most pupils live up to these expectations. Bullying, when it occurs, is dealt with swiftly and appropriately. Pupils take leadership roles in the school council and support one another through becoming 'anti-bullying' ambassadors. Pupils appreciate the clubs on offer such as gymnastics, football and chess. Pupils' mental health is supported well through workshops and 'well-being Wednesday' activities. Trips and residential visits allow pupils to experience a range of activities that stretch their independence and resilience. Pupils are happy in school.
What the school should improve
- The precise knowledge pupils need to know and remember is not sufficiently identified and sequenced across all subjects. As a result, pupils, including those with SEND, find it hard to build their knowledge based on what they already know. The school must ensure that the precise knowledge it wants pupils to learn is identified and sequenced across all subjects.
- The schools' work to reduce persistent absence has not been robust enough. Absence and persistent absence remain high. Pupils, therefore, do not benefit as well as they should from their education. The school must take decisive action to reduce absence and persistent absence as a matter of urgency.
- Governors do not have a sufficient understanding of the quality of education pupils receive. Over time, they have not challenged leaders sufficiently about curriculum development and attendance. Governors need to ensure they have better oversight of the school's effectiveness and use it to rigorously hold leaders to account.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
56 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
310 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Oakwood Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Berkhampstead School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Dunalley Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Child and Family Learning Trust
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs E HAYET-PATINO
- Phone
- 01242515775
- Address
- Cotswold Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5HD
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 135857
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.