Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation
Chowdene Bank, Gateshead, NE9 6JH
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by Oakfield Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Kate Chisholm
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 108329
- Local authority
- Gateshead
About this school
Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation was a community primary school in Gateshead. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 61 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 69% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 82% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.4% | 7% | 230 | — |
| Oakfield Junior School | — | 3.6% | 7.8% | 215 | 0.0 miles |
| Oakfield Infant School | — | 3.6% | 5.5% | 128 | 0.1 miles |
| Kells Lane Primary School | 62% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 453 | 0.6 miles |
| Harlow Green Community Primary School | 64% | 5.6% | 36.6% | 375 | 0.6 miles |
| Glynwood Community Primary School | 56% | 6.9% | 31.4% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfield Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Oakfield Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Kells Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Harlow Green Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Glynwood Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation teach?
- Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Gateshead.
- Has Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation?
- Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation had 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 October 2024.