Oakhill Primary School
Rookery Lane, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 424
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 146466
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782235238
About this school
Oakhill Primary School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 56 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 61% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 77% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Oakhill 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 | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakhill Primary School compares
Oakhill Primary School ranked 44th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.4% | 41.6% | 452 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 11.2% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary School | 48% | 5% | 28.6% | 270 | 0.9 miles |
| Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy | 42% | 5.7% | 45.5% | 343 | 0.9 miles |
| Priory CofE Academy | 67% | 3.5% | 18.4% | 443 | 1.0 miles |
| The Willows Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 24.1% | 689 | 1.1 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)
- 41.59%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 14.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St John's CofE (A) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Priory CofE Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Willows Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Oakhill Primary School ranks 71st of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakhill Primary School teach?
- Oakhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakhill Primary School is Mr Stephen Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakhill 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 Oakhill Primary School?
- Oakhill Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oakhill Primary School full?
- Oakhill Primary School has capacity for 424 pupils and 452 on roll (107%), 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 Oakhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oakhill Primary School?
- Oakhill Primary School is part of ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakhill Primary School rank locally?
- Oakhill Primary School ranked 44th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakhill 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.