Oakfield Primary School
Scott Drive, Wickford, SS12 9PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Cooney
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 131806
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268734343
About this school
Oakfield Primary School is a community primary school in Wickford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 391 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 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Oakfield 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 395 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakfield Primary School compares
Oakfield Primary School ranked 222nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.5% | 10.4% | 391 | — |
| Abacus Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 413 | 0.4 miles |
| North Crescent Primary School | 68% | 8.1% | 36.5% | 216 | 0.5 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 16% | 311 | 0.8 miles |
| Wickford Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 21.6% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| The Wickford Church of England School | — | 3.9% | 10.5% | 135 | 0.9 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
- 16 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.38%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 8.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abacus Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wickford
-
North Crescent Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wickford
-
Grange Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wickford
-
Wickford Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wickford
-
The Wickford Church of England School0.9 miles
Primary · Wickford
Other schools in Wickford
Oakfield Primary School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wickford.
- Abacus Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Hilltop Infant School Primary
- Hilltop Junior School Primary
- North Crescent Primary School Primary
- Runwell Community Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Park Primary School Primary
- The Wickford Church of England School Primary
- Wickford Primary School Primary
- Beauchamps High School Secondary
- The Bromfords School Secondary
- Castledon School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakfield Primary School teach?
- Oakfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wickford.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakfield Primary School is Mrs Lynn Cooney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakfield 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 Oakfield Primary School?
- Oakfield Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oakfield Primary School full?
- Oakfield Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 391 on roll (93%), 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 Oakfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Oakfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakfield Primary School rank locally?
- Oakfield Primary School ranked 222nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakfield 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.