Oakfield Primary Academy, Rugby

Ofsted's report card from its 25 November 2025 inspection grades Oakfield Primary Academy on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' focus on the importance of regular attendance is relentless."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have built an inclusive culture that focuses on all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a firm grasp of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a highly engaging personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils learn the important knowledge of reading, writing and mathematics they need to build on."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the Nursery and Reception classes enjoy learning and playing together."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that pupils are given opportunities to apply their writing skills more broadly across the curriculum to enhance and deepen their learning. • Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years further develop children's communication and language skills through consistent high-quality interactions".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Oakfield Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 77% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Oakfield Primary Academy as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oakfield Primary Academy are St Marie's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, 77% reading, 68% maths); St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 59% reading, 75% maths); Rokeby Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 74% maths); and St Oswald's CofE Academy (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 59% maths).

Oakfield Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Oakfield Primary Academy is one of 65 schools run by Reach2 Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

78 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oakfield Primary Academy (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

48.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 11 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Oakfield Primary Academy had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Rugby Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westfield Road (adjacent), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 259 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Oakfield Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oakfield Primary Academy are Harris Church of England Academy (0.3 miles), Rugby Free Secondary School (0.6 miles), Lawrence Sheriff School (0.7 miles) and Bilton School (1.2 miles).