Oakfield Junior School
Chowdene Bank, Gateshead, NE9 6JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Kate Chisholm
- Sponsor
- Smart Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 150640
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334086
About this school
Oakfield Junior School is a primary academy in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 215 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Oakfield Junior School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation (URN 108329).
How Oakfield Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.6% | 7.8% | 215 | — |
| Oakfield Infant School | — | 3.6% | 5.5% | 128 | 0.1 miles |
| Kells Lane Primary School | 62% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 453 | 0.6 miles |
| Harlow Green Community Primary School | 64% | 5.6% | 36.6% | 375 | 0.6 miles |
| Glynwood Community Primary School | 56% | 6.9% | 31.4% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green | 85% | 4.6% | 30.4% | 162 | 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.
Inspection history
- 1 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.76%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 4.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oakfield Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Kells Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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Harlow Green Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Glynwood Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green0.8 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakfield Junior School teach?
- Oakfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Oakfield Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Oakfield Junior School is Miss Kate Chisholm, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakfield Junior 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 Oakfield Junior School?
- Oakfield Junior School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Oakfield Junior School full?
- Oakfield Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 215 on roll (90%), 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 Oakfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Oakfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Oakfield Junior School?
- Oakfield Junior School is part of SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Oakfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Oakfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census.
- Does Oakfield Junior 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 Oakfield Junior 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 10 July 2026.