The Oaks Infant School
Gore Court Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1GL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Jenny Wynn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 144870
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795423619
About this school
The Oaks Infant School is a primary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 312 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 November 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How The Oaks Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Oaks Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 15% | 312 | — |
| Minterne Junior School | 55% | 4.9% | 19.1% | 393 | 0.1 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 210 | 0.1 miles |
| Westlands Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 33.8% | 469 | 0.4 miles |
| Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| South Avenue Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 38.3% | 408 | 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)
- 14.98%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Minterne Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
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Westlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
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South Avenue Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Oaks Infant School teach?
- The Oaks Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the head of school of The Oaks Infant School?
- The head of school of The Oaks Infant School is Mrs Jenny Wynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Oaks Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Oaks Infant 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 The Oaks Infant School?
- The Oaks Infant School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is The Oaks Infant School full?
- The Oaks Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 312 on roll (116%), 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 The Oaks Infant School a faith school?
- No. The Oaks Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Oaks Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Oaks Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Oaks Infant School?
- The Oaks Infant School is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Oaks Infant School have?
- The schools register lists The Oaks Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Oaks Infant School's absence rate?
- The Oaks Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Oaks Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Oaks Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.