Oakridge Junior School
Oakridge Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Diane Charman
- Federation
- Oakridge Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 345
- URN
- 115974
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256473545
About this school
Oakridge Junior School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 345 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 80 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 75% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 21% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 95% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 78% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Oakridge Junior 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 345 |
| 2023/24 | 347 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakridge Junior School compares
Oakridge Junior School ranked 45th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.7% | 28.5% | 345 | — |
| Oakridge Infant School | — | 4.2% | 18.9% | 320 | 0.1 miles |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Merton Junior School | 46% | 4.1% | 34.9% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| South View Junior School | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | 0.6 miles |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.53%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 5.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakridge Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Infant School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Oakridge Junior School ranks 7th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basingstoke.
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School Primary
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primary
- Four Lanes Infant School Primary
- Great Binfields Primary School Primary
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakridge Junior School teach?
- Oakridge Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakridge Junior School?
- The headteacher of Oakridge Junior School is Miss Diane Charman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakridge Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakridge Junior 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 big is Oakridge Junior School?
- Oakridge Junior School has 345 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Oakridge Junior School full?
- Oakridge Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 345 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakridge Junior School a faith school?
- No. Oakridge Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakridge Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakridge Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Oakridge Junior School?
- Oakridge Junior School is part of the Oakridge Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakridge Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakridge Junior School rank locally?
- Oakridge Junior School ranked 45th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakridge Junior School's absence rate?
- Oakridge Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakridge Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakridge Junior School'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 30 June 2026.