Community school · Hertfordshire

Oakwood Primary School

4–11Ages
317Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117222URN

Oakwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0XA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

133 applications for 45 places · 92nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

133 applications · 45 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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

This school
Hertfordshire 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	45	133	3.0	37	0.82
Sep 2025	45	146	3.2	38	0.84
Sep 2024	43	138	3.2	42	0.98
Sep 2023	45	197	4.4	63	1.40
Sep 2022	45	190	4.2	57	1.27
Sep 2021	45	190	4.2	55	1.22
Sep 2020	45	179	4.0	47	1.04
Sep 2019	45	183	4.1	48	1.07
Sep 2018	45	187	4.2	63	1.40
Sep 2017	45	183	4.1	46	1.02
Sep 2016	45	196	4.4	57	1.27
Sep 2015	45	209	4.6	68	1.51
Sep 2014	45	182	4.0	43	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 79% · Maths 89% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%93rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	11%	109	107
2023/24	64%	13%	110	108
2022/23	74%	13%	111	109

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

Good2024

3.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

6.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Fleetville Junior School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
Camp Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Windermere Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Cunningham Hill Junior School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

87%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117222 · 919/2227
Capacity: 315 pupils · 317 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Oakwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0XA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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