Oakdene Primary Academy
Low Grange Avenue, Billingham, TS23 3NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Bramley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 393
- Pupils on roll
- 299
- URN
- 149007
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642560768
About this school
Oakdene Primary Academy is a primary academy in Billingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 299 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakdene Primary Academy, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 26 | 36 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 83% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 89% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 94% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 86% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Oakdene Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 273 |
| 2024/25 | 284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakdene Primary Academy compares
Oakdene Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 4.1% | 48.5% | 299 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 39.3% | 189 | 0.2 miles |
| Bewley Primary School | 68% | 4.1% | 27.4% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| Roseberry Primary School | — | 7.5% | 52.1% | 303 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 41% | 156 | 0.9 miles |
| Pentland Primary School | 34% | 6.3% | 40.8% | 238 | 1.0 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)
- 48.52%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 11.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Billingham
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Bewley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Roseberry Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Pentland Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Billingham
Other schools in Billingham
Oakdene Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 10 ranked primary schools in Billingham.
- Bewley Primary School Primary
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primary
- Pentland Primary School Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wolviston Primary School Primary
- Northfield School and Sports College Secondary
- St Michael's Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakdene Primary Academy teach?
- Oakdene Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Billingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Oakdene Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Oakdene Primary Academy is Mrs Elizabeth Bramley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakdene Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakdene Primary Academy, 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 Oakdene Primary Academy?
- Oakdene Primary Academy has 299 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oakdene Primary Academy full?
- Oakdene Primary Academy has capacity for 393 pupils and 299 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 Oakdene Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Oakdene Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakdene Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakdene Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Oakdene Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Oakdene Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakdene Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakdene Primary Academy compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Oakdene Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakdene Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Oakdene Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakdene Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakdene Primary Academy'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.