Oakley Vale Primary School, Corby

From the headteacher's welcome: "Oakley Vale Primary opened in 2008. We are a popular 2 form entry modern school which is situated on the Oakley Vale community development in Corby Northamptonshire. I would like to wish you a very warm welcome to Oakley Vale Primary School. I know every Principal is proud of their school and I am no exception."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include basketball, choir and guitar.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Oakley Vale Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (75% in reading, 77% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Oakley Vale Primary School as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oakley Vale Primary School are Corby Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 75% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Kingswood Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 57% maths); and Hazel Leys Academy (1 mile, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths).

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

Oakley Vale Primary School is one of 12 schools run by The Brooke Weston Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 33.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Black (15%) and Mixed (8%).

Oakley Vale Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Corby Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (after), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oakley Vale 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, Oakley Vale Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Oakley Vale Primary School are Brooke Weston Academy (0.3 miles), Kingswood Secondary Academy (1.4 miles) and Corby Technical School (1.5 miles).