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Oakfield Infant School

  • 4–7Ages
  • 128Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 150641URN

Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6JH · 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
4.5per place
2.3 above Gateshead median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

135 applications for 30 places · 1st of 59 in Gateshead
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
4.5applications per place, Reception
2.3 above Gateshead median (2.2) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

135 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

  1. 2026 4.5; Gateshead median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.9; Gateshead median median 2.1
  3. 2024 3.6; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
  4. 2023 3.7; Gateshead median median 1.9; as the previous school
  5. 2022 2.9; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
  6. 2021 3.0; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
  7. 2020 3.2; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
  8. 2019 3.1; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
  9. 2018 3.4; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
  10. 2017 3.4; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 3.4; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
  12. 2015 3.0; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 3.0; Gateshead median median 1.7; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Gateshead median

Dashed bars: as Oakfield Infant School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation (URN 108332), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026301354.5280.93
Sep 2025451292.9350.78
Sep 2024 *361293.6300.83
Sep 2023 *471723.7390.83
Sep 2022 *601752.9500.83
Sep 2021 *601793.0510.85
Sep 2020 *521653.2460.88
Sep 2019 *601883.1460.77
Sep 2018 *602023.4691.15
Sep 2017 *591993.4801.36
Sep 2016 *602013.4601.00
Sep 2015 *601813.0510.85
Sep 2014 *591743.0641.08

Schools nearby

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

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
150641 · 390/2055
Trust
Smart Multi Academy Trust
Capacity
180 pupils · 128 on roll
Free school meals
6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 October 2024
Replaced
Oakfield Infant School - Part of Oakfield Schools Federation (URN 108332)
Address
Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6JH
Local authority
Gateshead

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