Oaklands Primary School
Preston Grove, Yeovil, BA20 2DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Karen Parr
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 434
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 135612
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935425447
About this school
Oaklands Primary School is a community primary school in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 61 | 62 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 66% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 73% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Oaklands 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 430 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oaklands Primary School compares
Oaklands Primary School ranked 73rd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.7% | 40.3% | 420 | — |
| Huish Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church School | 65% | 3.8% | 7% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Preston CofE Primary School | 93% | 5.1% | 13.4% | 419 | 0.9 miles |
| Reckleford Infant School and Nursery | — | 13.9% | 21.7% | 128 | 1.0 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)
- 40.33%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 10.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Huish Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Holy Trinity Church School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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St Gildas Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Preston CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Reckleford Infant School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
Oaklands Primary School ranks 13th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Yeovil.
- All Saints Church School Primary
- Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School Primary
- Birchfield Community Primary School Primary
- Chilthorne Domer Church School Primary
- Countess Gytha Primary School Primary
- East Coker Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church School Primary
- Huish Primary School Primary
- Ilchester Community School Primary
- Kingfisher Primary School Primary
- Milford Infants' School Primary
- Milford Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oaklands Primary School teach?
- Oaklands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaklands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oaklands Primary School is Ms Karen Parr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oaklands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaklands 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 Oaklands Primary School?
- Oaklands Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oaklands Primary School full?
- Oaklands Primary School has capacity for 434 pupils and 420 on roll (97%), 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 Oaklands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oaklands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oaklands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oaklands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Oaklands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Oaklands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oaklands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oaklands Primary School rank locally?
- Oaklands Primary School ranked 73rd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oaklands Primary School's absence rate?
- Oaklands Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oaklands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oaklands 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 1 July 2026.