Oakmere Primary School
Chace Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 5NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ayshen Wilson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 117371
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707656963
About this school
Oakmere Primary School is a community primary school in Potters Bar. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakmere Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 41 | 35 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 49% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 51% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 66% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 60% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| 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 Oakmere 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 | 32% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 285 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakmere Primary School compares
Oakmere Primary School ranked 265th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7.9% | 37% | 226 | — |
| Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School | 70% | 5.2% | 19.8% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Little Heath Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 18.7% | 225 | 0.9 miles |
| Northaw Church of England Primary School | 44% | 7.7% | 11.6% | 101 | 1.1 miles |
| Pope Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 214 | 1.5 miles |
| Cranborne Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 448 | 1.5 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)
- 36.97%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.85%
- Persistent absence
- 20.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Little Heath Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
- 1.1 miles
-
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Cranborne Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
Other schools in Potters Bar
Oakmere Primary School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Potters Bar.
- Cranborne Primary School Primary
- Cuffley School Primary
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Little Heath Primary School Primary
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Giles' CofE Primary School Primary
- The Wroxham School Primary
- Dame Alice Owen's School Secondary
- Gracewood Academy Secondary
- Chase House School Special schools
- Darwin School Special schools
- Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Oakmere Primary School teach?
- Oakmere Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Potters Bar.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakmere Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakmere Primary School is Mrs Ayshen Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakmere Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakmere 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 many pupils are at Oakmere Primary School?
- Oakmere Primary School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oakmere Primary School full?
- Oakmere Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 226 on roll (94%), 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 Oakmere Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakmere Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakmere Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakmere Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Oakmere Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakmere Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Oakmere Primary School ranked 265th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakmere Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakmere Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakmere Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakmere 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.