Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Windsor Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathy Maguire-Egan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 299
- URN
- 114722
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255421168
About this school
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Clacton-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 299 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Oakwood Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 333 |
| 2024/25 | 326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakwood Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.3% | 50.9% | 299 | — |
| Alton Park Junior School | 35% | 8.8% | 61.4% | 394 | 0.1 miles |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 7.5% | 40.3% | 362 | 0.7 miles |
| Ravens Academy | 41% | 9.4% | 70.9% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| White Hall Academy and Nursery | 47% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 670 | 0.7 miles |
| Cann Hall Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 22.6% | 415 | 1.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.87%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.29%
- Persistent absence
- 33.19%
Location
Nearby schools
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Alton Park Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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Ravens Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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White Hall Academy and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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Cann Hall Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
Other schools in Clacton-on-Sea
- Alton Park Junior School Primary
- Burrsville Infant Academy Primary
- Cann Hall Primary School Primary
- Engaines Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Holland Haven Primary School Primary
- Holland Park Primary School Primary
- Ravens Academy Primary
- Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Primary
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Osyth Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakwood Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Kathy Maguire-Egan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakwood Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oakwood Infant and Nursery School?
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School has 299 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Oakwood Infant and Nursery School full?
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 299 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakwood Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakwood Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakwood Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Oakwood Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Oakwood Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oakwood Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.