Oakdale Junior School
School Lane, Poole, BH15 3JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ali Sinclair
- Sponsor
- Coastal Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 376
- URN
- 142975
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202685800
About this school
Oakdale Junior School is a primary academy in Poole. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 376 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakdale Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 140 | 86 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 62% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 66% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 78% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Oakdale Junior 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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakdale Junior School compares
Oakdale Junior School ranked 42nd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.1% | 29.5% | 376 | — |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 13% | 627 | 0.4 miles |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 20.7% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole | 58% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 379 | 0.5 miles |
| Ocean Academy Poole | 68% | 4.9% | 29.3% | 325 | 0.8 miles |
| Canford Heath Junior School | 71% | 4.6% | 20.7% | 489 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.52%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 13.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longfleet Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Stanley Green Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Poole
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole0.5 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Ocean Academy Poole0.8 miles
Primary · Poole
-
Canford Heath Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Poole
Other schools in Poole
Oakdale Junior School ranks 15th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Poole.
- Ad Astra Infant School Primary
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bayside Academy Primary
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canford Heath Infant School Primary
- Canford Heath Junior School Primary
- Courthill Infant School Primary
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- Haymoor Junior School Primary
- Heatherlands Primary School Primary
- Hillbourne Primary School Primary
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakdale Junior School teach?
- Oakdale Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Poole.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakdale Junior School?
- The headteacher of Oakdale Junior School is Mrs Ali Sinclair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakdale Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakdale Junior 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 many pupils are at Oakdale Junior School?
- Oakdale Junior School has 376 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Oakdale Junior School full?
- Oakdale Junior School has capacity for 540 pupils and 376 on roll (70%), 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 Oakdale Junior School a faith school?
- No. Oakdale Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakdale Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakdale Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oakdale Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Oakdale Junior School is part of COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakdale Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakdale Junior School compare with other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Oakdale Junior School ranked 42nd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakdale Junior School's absence rate?
- Oakdale Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakdale Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakdale Junior 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 2 July 2026.