Oakridge Community Primary School
Coronation Avenue, Hinderwell, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 5HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Russell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 42
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 149226
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01947840255
About this school
Oakridge Community Primary School is a primary academy in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakridge Community 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Oakridge 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakridge Community Primary School compares
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 | — | 4.2% | 20% | 37 | — |
| Staithes, Seton Community Primary School | 30% | 5.9% | 38% | 56 | 1.1 miles |
| Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 79 | 3.9 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 82% | 5% | 18.6% | 182 | 4.7 miles |
| Hummersea Primary School | 50% | 6.7% | 49% | 261 | 4.8 miles |
| Handale Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 48.6% | 183 | 4.9 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Staithes, Seton Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
-
Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Whitby
-
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy4.7 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
-
Hummersea Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Saltburn-by-the-Sea
-
Handale Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Saltburn-By-The-Sea
Other schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea
- Badger Hill Academy Primary
- Handale Primary School Primary
- Hummersea Primary School Primary
- Lingdale Primary School Primary
- Lockwood Primary School Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Saltburn Primary School Primary
- Skelton Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Staithes, Seton Community Primary School Primary
- Whitecliffe Academy Primary
- Freebrough Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakridge Community Primary School teach?
- Oakridge Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakridge Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakridge Community Primary School is Mr Benjamin Russell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakridge Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakridge 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 many pupils are at Oakridge Community Primary School?
- Oakridge Community Primary School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oakridge Community Primary School full?
- Oakridge Community Primary School has capacity for 42 pupils and 37 on roll (88%), 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 Oakridge Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakridge Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakridge Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakridge Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Oakridge Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Oakridge Community Primary School is part of YORKSHIRE ENDEAVOUR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Oakridge Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakridge Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakridge Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakridge 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 10 July 2026.