Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School
Oakwood Avenue, Warrington, WA1 3SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Reilly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 656
- Pupils on roll
- 667
- URN
- 144241
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925635565
About this school
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 667 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 96 | 97 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 47% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 66% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 62% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Oakwood Avenue Community 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 | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 706 |
| 2023/24 | 695 |
| 2024/25 | 678 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School compares
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School ranked 44th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.9% | 42.6% | 667 | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 5.4% | 34% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Beamont Primary School | 78% | 5.6% | 45.8% | 333 | 0.4 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 18.9% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.7 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)
- 42.58%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 15.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Beamont Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School ranks 52nd of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School teach?
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School is Mrs Joanne Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakwood Avenue Community 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 big is Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School?
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School has 667 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School full?
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School has capacity for 656 pupils and 667 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School?
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School is part of ONE COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School'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 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School rank locally?
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School ranked 44th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood Avenue 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 2 July 2026.