Foundation school · Southampton

Oakwood Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116138URN

Sandpiper Road, Southampton, SO16 8FD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

85 applications for 50 places · 35th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 17 June 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			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
18 March 2022
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Southampton median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 50 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.6; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 2.0; Southampton median median 2.3

This school
Southampton 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	50	85	1.7	49	0.98
Sep 2025	59	95	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2024	51	94	1.8	44	0.86
Sep 2023	58	103	1.8	54	0.93
Sep 2022	60	107	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2021	59	109	1.9	59	1.00
Sep 2020	60	106	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2019	60	114	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2018	58	101	1.7	49	0.84
Sep 2017	60	118	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2016	59	128	2.2	68	1.15
Sep 2015	60	153	2.6	76	1.27
Sep 2014	59	120	2.0	46	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 57% · Maths 68% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%29th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	3%	103	104
2023/24	55%	8%	106	105
2022/23	63%	2%	106	103

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

Oakwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
0.6 km · Southampton

Good2024

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Fairisle Junior School
1.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
Hollybrook Infant School
1.5 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place
Hollybrook Junior School
1.6 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
1.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Shirley Infant School
2.0 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116138 · 852/2471
Trust: Bridge Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Oakwood Infant School (URN 116136)
Address: Sandpiper Road, Southampton, SO16 8FD
Local authority: Southampton

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