Oakhurst Community Primary School
Pioneer Road, Oakhurst, Swindon, SN25 2HY
This school is closed (it closed in July 2023).
It was replaced by Oakhurst Community Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Christopher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Swindon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 430
- URN
- 135797
- Local authority
- Swindon
About this school
Oakhurst Community Primary School was a community primary school in Swindon. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 430 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Oakhurst Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 |
| Writing progress | +1.30 |
| Maths progress | +2.40 |
How Oakhurst Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 15.7% | 430 | — |
| Oakhurst Community Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 397 | 0.0 miles |
| Red Oaks Primary School | 51% | 4.6% | 15.8% | 461 | 0.2 miles |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy | 45% | 5.3% | 21% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Orchid Vale Primary School | 54% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 355 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.7%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakhurst Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Red Oaks Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Swindon
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St Francis CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Orchid Vale Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Beechcroft Infant School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakhurst Community Primary School teach?
- Oakhurst Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Swindon.
- Has Oakhurst Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oakhurst Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Oakhurst Community Primary School?
- Oakhurst Community Primary School had 430 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Oakhurst Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakhurst Community 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 13 September 2023.