Oakhurst Community Primary School, Swindon

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Oakhurst Community Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for pupils' achievement."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders set high expectations for pupils' attendance."

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

Early years - Expected standard. "In the early years, staff are knowledgeable about what children should learn and when."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusive learning starts from the moment children join the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations of themselves, staff and pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a coherent, well-planned programme of personal development from the early years onwards."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen their work to embed strategies for developing writing and transcription so they can continue to improve pupils' achievement"; "Leaders should ensure teachers use assessment accurately and consistently so all pupils complete ambitious work and achieve highly across all subjects"; "Leaders, at all levels, should continue to use the information they gather to evaluate the impact of improvement strategies more precisely and drive further development".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Oakhurst Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Swindon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Oakhurst Community Primary School as their first choice and 87 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 Oakhurst Community Primary School are Red Oaks Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 66% maths); St Francis CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths); and Orchid Vale Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 67% maths).

Oakhurst Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Oakhurst Community Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Grove Learning Trust, an academy trust.

13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 33 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 15 (3.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Swindon Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Voyager Drive (se-bound), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oakhurst Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Oakhurst Community Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oakhurst Community Primary School are Abbey Park School (0.5 miles) and Great Western Academy (1 mile).