Oakdale Infants' School, London
Oakdale Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2023 did not change this grade. It was 83% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Redbridge (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Oakdale Infants' School in detail
Oakdale Infants' School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and Governors, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Oakdale Infants' School which is part of The Oakdale Federation. We are a happy, vibrant and a successful community where every child is recognised as an individual."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Redbridge
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Oakdale Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Oakdale Infants' School as their first choice and 273 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Oakdale Infants' School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Oakdale Infants' School are Oakdale Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Churchfields Infants' School (0.4 miles, Outstanding); Nightingale Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); and Churchfields Junior School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 93% maths).
Oakdale Junior SchoolChurchfields Infants' SchoolNightingale Primary SchoolChurchfields Junior School
Who goes there
47.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (28%), Asian (23%) and Mixed (16%).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is South Woodford, about 230 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is South Woodford, 190 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Oakdale Infants' School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Oakdale Infants' School are Woodbridge High School (0.6 miles), Beal High School (1 mile), Woodford County High School (1.1 miles) and Wanstead High School (1.2 miles).
Woodbridge High SchoolBeal High SchoolWoodford County High SchoolWanstead High School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from December 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
20.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Oakdale Infants' School
June 2026
30 Jun 2026
May 2026
22 May 2026
April 2026
1 May 2026
March 2026
27 Mar 2026
February 2026
27 Feb 2026
January 2026
30 Jan 2026
From Oakdale Infants' School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Oakdale Infants' School.
- Kids In Charge830m away · Not yet graded
- TALLS AND SMALLS900m away · Not yet graded
- Stagecoach Woodford950m away · Not yet graded
- KidsOwn Ltd950m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Oakdale Infants' School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Redbridge. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Oakdale Infants' School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Oakdale Infants' School is in Redbridge; for families living there:
Apply to Redbridge for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 120
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 120 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 109 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Redbridge is 56 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
250 pupils
300 places
50 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Redbridge council
Places available
4,215
Applications
3,417
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
97.8%
All primary applications across Redbridge council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
16.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
299
Total Pupils
137
Boys
162
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£64,486
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,894
Per pupil
£1623k
Total funding
£62k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
15.9%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Oakdale Infants' School
Questions parents ask about Oakdale Infants' School
What is Oakdale Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Oakdale Infants' School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Oakdale Infants' School?
No fixed boundary. When Oakdale Infants' School is oversubscribed, Redbridge allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Oakdale Infants' School?
Oakdale Infants' School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 300 places.
How big are the classes at Oakdale Infants' School?
Classes at Oakdale Infants' School average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Oakdale Infants' School?
Oakdale Infants' School has around 299 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Oakdale Infants' School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Oakdale Infants' School in 2024/25. 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Oakdale Infants' School?
Apply through Redbridge's coordinated admissions process, naming Oakdale Infants' School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Oakdale Infants' School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Oakdale Infants' School: Kids In Charge (830m away, registered, not yet graded), TALLS AND SMALLS (900m away, registered, not yet graded) and Stagecoach Woodford (950m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Oakdale Infants' School's term dates?
Oakdale Infants' School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Redbridge. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Oakdale Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 120 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 109 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Redbridge is 56 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Oakdale Infants' School?
Oakdale Infants' School is at Woodville Road, South Woodford, London, E18 1JU.
Sources: Redbridge term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)