Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Mar 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151020.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 206 |
| Girls | 111 |
| Boys | 95 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 8.7% |
| First language not English | 6.3% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 26 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 11 |
| Average class size | 29 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 28.2 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 24.1 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 7.3 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 1.24 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 1.24 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 29 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 83 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 27 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 27 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 17 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.7%, better than England, better than St. Helens | 5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 7.2%, better than England, better than St. Helens | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0%, better than England, better than St. Helens | 0.8% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Not applicable | Tower College | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.3 mi | Secondary | Rainhill High School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 Feb 2023. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St Ann's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 25 Feb 2025. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2019. | |
| 0.5 mi | Nursery | Rainhill Community Nursery | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 28 Apr 2026. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Longton Lane Community Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2015. | |
| 1.0 mi | Secondary | Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 30 Jun 2026. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Sutton Manor Community Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Dec 2022. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Cronton Church of England Primary Academy | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Mar 2024. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Nov 2018. |
Oakdene Primary Academy is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 5 Mar 2024.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Oakdene Primary Academy made 29 offers from 83 applications (2.9 per offer), and 27 of 27 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Oakdene Primary Academy has 206 pupils aged 4 to 11.
At Oakdene Primary Academy, the average class had 29 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 28.2 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Oakdene Primary Academy missed 3.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 7.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.