Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

The Oaks Community Primary School

4–11Ages
172Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134249URN

Rochester Drive, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.9 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

27 applications for 20 places · 100th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

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

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 0.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 1.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Cheshire West and Chester 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	20	27	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2025	19	32	1.7	16	0.84
Sep 2024	12	22	1.8	8	0.67
Sep 2023	28	38	1.4	21	0.75
Sep 2022	20	25	1.3	12	0.60
Sep 2021	30	24	0.8	15	0.50
Sep 2020	30	34	1.1	19	0.63
Sep 2019	13	19	1.5	9	0.69
Sep 2018	17	21	1.2	8	0.47
Sep 2017	25	27	1.1	16	0.64
Sep 2016	24	37	1.5	16	0.67
Sep 2015	30	35	1.2	24	0.80
Sep 2014	20	26	1.3	17	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 44% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%102nd of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard44%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard6%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	0%	101	101
2023/24	21%	0%	103	101
2022/23	41%	0%	100	100

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

The Oaks Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
0.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Whitby Heath Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
William Stockton Community Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134249 · 896/2013
Capacity: 210 pupils · 172 on roll
Free school meals: 48.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Rochester Drive, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9EX
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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