The Oak View Academy
Whitby's Lane, Winsford, CW7 2LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Bebbington
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- North West Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 140664
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606800269
About this school
The Oak View Academy is a primary academy in Winsford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 144 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 | 23 | 12 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 75% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 75% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 The Oak View Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Oak View Academy compares
The Oak View Academy ranked 35th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 9.1% | 50% | 144 | — |
| Over St John's CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 135 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.1% | 23.8% | 326 | 0.2 miles |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.6% | 57.7% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| Over Hall Community School | 38% | 6% | 57.6% | 158 | 0.5 miles |
| Winsford High Street Community Primary School | 46% | 6.4% | 31.3% | 511 | 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.
Inspection history
- 13 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.11%
- Persistent absence
- 22.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Over St John's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Over Hall Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Winsford High Street Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Winsford
The Oak View Academy ranks 1st of the 10 ranked primary schools in Winsford.
- Darnhall Primary School Primary
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Over Hall Community School Primary
- Over St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Wharton CofE Primary School Primary
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School Primary
- The Winsford Academy Secondary
- Hebden Green Community School Academies
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Oak View Academy teach?
- The Oak View Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Winsford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Oak View Academy?
- The headteacher of The Oak View Academy is Ms Helen Bebbington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Oak View Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Oak View Academy, 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 The Oak View Academy?
- The Oak View Academy has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Oak View Academy full?
- The Oak View Academy has capacity for 182 pupils and 144 on roll (79%), 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 The Oak View Academy a faith school?
- No. The Oak View Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Oak View Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Oak View Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Oak View Academy?
- The Oak View Academy is part of NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Oak View Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Oak View Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Oak View Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Oak View Academy rank locally?
- The Oak View Academy ranked 35th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Oak View Academy's absence rate?
- The Oak View Academy's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Oak View Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Oak View Academy'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.