Oakridge Primary School
Silvester Way, Stafford, ST17 0PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Wylde
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 124130
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785337300
About this school
Oakridge Primary School is a community primary school in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% | 91% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 31% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 94% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 91% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakridge Primary School compares
Oakridge Primary School ranked 24th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 | 83% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 216 | — |
| Barnfields Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 399 | 0.4 miles |
| Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School | 81% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.6% | 9% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Leasowes Primary School | 86% | 3% | 3.3% | 430 | 0.7 miles |
| Silkmore Primary Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 50.8% | 252 | 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)
- 2.78%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 5.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Leasowes Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Silkmore Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Oakridge Primary School ranks 8th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Stafford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakridge Primary School teach?
- Oakridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakridge Primary School is Mr Luke Wylde, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakridge 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 Oakridge Primary School?
- Oakridge Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oakridge Primary School full?
- Oakridge Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), 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 Oakridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Oakridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 91% in 2022/23 and 83% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Oakridge Primary School ranked 24th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakridge 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 Oakridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakridge 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.