Community school · Peterborough

Oakdale Primary School

5–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110710URN

Oakdale Avenue, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.7 above Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

133 applications for 46 places · 5th of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 22 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Peterborough median (2.2) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

133 applications · 46 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.9; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 2.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2017 4.0; Peterborough median median 1.8
2016 3.7; Peterborough median median 1.8
2015 3.8; Peterborough median median 2.0
2014 3.5; Peterborough median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	46	133	2.9	44	0.96
Sep 2025	52	132	2.5	46	0.88
Sep 2024	56	133	2.4	53	0.95
Sep 2023	50	123	2.5	44	0.88
Sep 2022	60	134	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	140	2.3	67	1.12
Sep 2020	46	135	2.9	43	0.93
Sep 2019	58	142	2.5	45	0.78
Sep 2018	42	102	2.4	30	0.71
Sep 2017	30	119	4.0	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	110	3.7	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	113	3.8	23	0.77
Sep 2014	30	105	3.5	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 85% · Maths 83% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%6th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	13%	106	108
2023/24	57%	7%	104	104
2022/23	61%	10%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oakdale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Southfields Primary School
0.4 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Saint Michael CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Farcet CofE (C) Primary School
1.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Heritage Park Primary School
1.3 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Old Fletton Primary School
2.0 km · Peterborough

2026

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hampton Lakes Primary School
2.0 km · Peterborough

Good2024

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Woodston Primary School
2.3 km · Peterborough

Good2023

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110710 · 874/2251
Capacity: 420 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Oakdale Avenue, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8TD
Local authority: Peterborough

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources