Oakthorpe Primary School
School Street, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Culpan
- Sponsor
- Rise Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 143611
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530270383
About this school
Oakthorpe Primary School is a primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 80 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakthorpe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 80% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 87% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 93% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 67% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Oakthorpe 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakthorpe Primary School compares
Oakthorpe Primary School ranked 177th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.8% | 25.9% | 80 | — |
| Donisthorpe Primary School | 73% | 5% | 18.5% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Measham Church of England Primary School | 54% | 5% | 25.6% | 176 | 0.9 miles |
| St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 19.8% | 136 | 1.0 miles |
| Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 110 | 2.3 miles |
| Overseal Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 27.1% | 204 | 2.3 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
-
Ungraded inspection report17 December 2024
- 5 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.93%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 19.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Donisthorpe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Measham Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Overseal Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Swadlincote
Oakthorpe Primary School ranks 13th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakthorpe Primary School teach?
- Oakthorpe Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakthorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakthorpe Primary School is Mrs Rachel Culpan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakthorpe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakthorpe 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 many pupils are at Oakthorpe Primary School?
- Oakthorpe Primary School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Oakthorpe Primary School full?
- Oakthorpe Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 80 on roll (76%), 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 Oakthorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakthorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakthorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakthorpe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oakthorpe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Oakthorpe Primary School is part of RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakthorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakthorpe Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Oakthorpe Primary School ranked 177th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakthorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakthorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakthorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakthorpe 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 10 July 2026.