Community school · Essex

Oakfield Primary School

4–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131806URN

Scott Drive, Wickford, SS12 9PW · 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

2.3per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

139 applications for 60 places · 181st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 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

Inspection history

16 July 2024
Graded inspection: Good
26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

139 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.1; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.5; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex 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	60	139	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	145	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2024	43	131	3.1	39	0.91
Sep 2023	59	155	2.6	57	0.97
Sep 2022	60	171	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2021	60	157	2.6	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	173	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2019	61	151	2.5	57	0.93
Sep 2018	60	185	3.1	60	1.00
Sep 2017	60	174	2.9	56	0.93
Sep 2016	59	173	2.9	66	1.12
Sep 2015	60	172	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2014	60	152	2.5	49	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 70% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%216th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	7%	106	105
2023/24	66%	8%	105	104
2022/23	50%	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

Oakfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Abacus Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
North Crescent Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wickford Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Wickford Church of England School
1.4 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Hilltop Infant School
1.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Hilltop Junior School
1.8 km · Essex

2026

67%met the SATs standard
Runwell Community Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 53%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: 131806 · 881/2004
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 4 January 2000
Address: Scott Drive, Wickford, SS12 9PW
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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