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Oakhill Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent

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Ages 3–11

Oakhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of Orchard Community Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 62nd-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stoke-on-Trent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Oakhill Primary School in detail

Oakhill Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is designed to give you a flavour of the vibrant life of our school, the work of our pupils and the high quality of education we deliver. We are a larger than average Primary School serving the Trent Vale and Oakhill area of Stoke-on-Trent."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3 per day.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Oakhill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (71% in reading, 79% in maths).

Getting a place at Oakhill Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Oakhill Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 Oakhill Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Oakhill Primary School are St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 89% maths); St John's CofE (A) Primary School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 63% maths); Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 55% maths); and Priory CofE Academy (1 mile, 75% reading, 82% maths).

Oakhill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary SchoolSt John's CofE (A) Primary SchoolStoke Minster CofE Primary AcademyPriory CofE Academy

The trust

Oakhill Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Orchard Community Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Orchard Community Trust

Who goes there

44.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (61%), Asian (15%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 12 (2.7%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rookery Lane (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

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

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Oakhill Primary School are St Joseph's College (under 0.1 miles), Thistley Hough Academy (0.8 miles), Clayton Hall Academy (0.9 miles) and Trentham Academy (1.2 miles).

St Joseph's CollegeThistley Hough AcademyClayton Hall AcademyTrentham Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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 GIAS
Head:Mr Stephen Smith
Pupils:452
LA:Stoke-on-Trent
Phone:01782235238
Address:Rookery Lane, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NS
Trust:ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 May 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 October 2023View full report
URN:146466
UKPRN:10082358
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stoke-on-Trent Central
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

44.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths-4ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.2

Avg class size

28.8

Infant (KS1)

30.1

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Oakhill Primary School

Getting There

Bus Stops

Rookery Lane (adj)
144m · 2 min walk
Flash Lane (adj)
206m · 3 min walk
Trent Valley Road (adj)
229m · 4 min walk
Alder Walk (adj)
394m · 6 min walk
Black Lion (adj)
429m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

4 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 Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 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.

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Your chances of a place at Oakhill Primary School

Will you get a place at Oakhill Primary School? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against Oakhill Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Oakhill Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Oakhill Primary School.
  • Stoke-on-Trent publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Oakhill Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Oakhill Primary School for 2020 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Stoke-on-Trent got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

414 pupils

420 places

6 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,452
Projected new pupils:863

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stoke-on-Trent

Across Stoke-on-Trent council

Low demand council-wide0.89 applications per place

Places available

3,315

Applications

2,953

Got 1st preference

94.4%

Got preferred school

97.2%

All primary applications across Stoke-on-Trent council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

25 October 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
9 January 2019
Requires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

69

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

17.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication46
Moderate Learning Difficulty14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
60.6%
Asian
15.0%
Black
7.7%
Mixed
4.7%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
2.0%
Unclassified
0.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals44.7%
English as Additional Language28.3%

452

Total Pupils

223

Boys

229

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

20.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,720

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,564

Per pupil

£2640k

Total funding

£242k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£341,176
EAL funding£44,360
Lump sum£141,473

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

14.0%

Persistent absence

378

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
Persistent (10%+)14.0%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

4.1%
20/21
7.1%
21/22
5.8%
22/23
5.3%
23/24
5.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Oakhill Primary School

What are SATs results like at Oakhill Primary School?

Of the pupils at Oakhill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.

What is Oakhill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Oakhill Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

How close to Oakhill Primary School do you need to live?

Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at Oakhill Primary School on distance went to a family 1 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Oakhill Primary School?

Oakhill Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Oakhill Primary School?

Classes at Oakhill Primary School average 28.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Oakhill Primary School?

Oakhill Primary School has around 452 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Oakhill Primary School?

5.4% of sessions were missed at Oakhill Primary School in 2024/25. 14% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Oakhill Primary School?

Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming Oakhill Primary 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.

How many road collisions happen near Oakhill Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Oakhill Primary School?

Oakhill Primary School is at Rookery Lane, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NS.

Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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