Oaklands Primary Academy
Oaklands Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Robinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Chancery Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 142234
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01959573963
About this school
Oaklands Primary Academy is a primary academy in Westerham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 423 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 71 | 65 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 40% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 68% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 48% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 62% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Oaklands Primary 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 | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 525 |
| 2023/24 | 502 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oaklands Primary Academy compares
Oaklands Primary Academy ranked 65th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 7.6% | 18.6% | 423 | — |
| Biggin Hill Primary School | 57% | 6.7% | 14.3% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Cudham Church of England Primary School | 75% | 7.8% | 30.6% | 48 | 1.3 miles |
| Tatsfield Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 8.2% | 205 | 1.7 miles |
| Fairchildes Primary School | 70% | 6.6% | 45.8% | 497 | 1.8 miles |
| Downe Primary School | — | 6.4% | 13.6% | 85 | 2.0 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)
- 18.63%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.58%
- Persistent absence
- 24.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Biggin Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Westerham
-
Cudham Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Westerham
-
Tatsfield Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Tatsfield
-
Fairchildes Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Downe Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Westerham
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cudham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Charles Darwin School Secondary
- Valence School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Oaklands Primary Academy teach?
- Oaklands Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Westerham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaklands Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Oaklands Primary Academy is Mr James Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oaklands Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaklands Primary 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 Oaklands Primary Academy?
- Oaklands Primary Academy has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oaklands Primary Academy full?
- Oaklands Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 423 on roll (67%), 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 Oaklands Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Oaklands Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Oaklands Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oaklands Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oaklands Primary Academy?
- Oaklands Primary Academy is part of CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Oaklands Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Oaklands Primary Academy'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 Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 40% 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 Academy rank locally?
- Oaklands Primary Academy ranked 65th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Oaklands Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oaklands Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oaklands Primary 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 2 July 2026.