Oakwood Primary School
Oakwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0XA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Thompson
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 117222
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727753930
About this school
Oakwood Primary School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 317 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 47 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 64% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 98% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 91% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 94% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Oakwood Primary 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 320 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 313 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakwood Primary School compares
Oakwood Primary School ranked 99th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 3.8% | 8% | 317 | — |
| Fleetville Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 304 | 0.6 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 134 | 0.6 miles |
| Skyswood Primary & Nursery School | 87% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
| Fleetville Junior School | 78% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
| Camp Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 228 | 0.8 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)
- 7.99%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 8.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fleetville Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Fleetville Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Camp Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Oakwood Primary School ranks 17th of the 31 ranked primary schools in St Albans.
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primary
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Colney Heath Primary School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primary
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fleetville Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakwood Primary School teach?
- Oakwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood Primary School is Mrs Anna Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakwood Primary 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 Oakwood Primary School?
- Oakwood Primary School has 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oakwood Primary School full?
- Oakwood Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 317 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Oakwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakwood Primary School rank locally?
- Oakwood Primary School ranked 99th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Oakwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood Primary 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.