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Oakview Primary School, Waltham Cross

Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Oakview Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Waltham Cross, part of Generations Multi Academy Trust. It was 65% full in 2025.

Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Oakview Primary School in detail

Oakview Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great excitement that I welcome you to Oakview Primary School, opening its doors for the first time in September 2025. We are proud to be part of the Generations Multi Academy Trust, working together to provide exceptional opportunities for every child. My name is Sarah Baker, and I am honoured to be the Executive Principal of Oakview."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, French and cheerleading.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Friday 12 February 2027 and an open day on Monday 15 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Hertfordshire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Oakview Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Andrews Lane Primary School (URN 117302), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Oakview Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Oakview Primary School as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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 Oakview Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Oakview Primary School are St Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles); Fairfields Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 82% maths); Flamstead End School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 84% maths); and Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths).

St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolFairfields Primary School and NurseryFlamstead End SchoolDewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School

The trust

Oakview Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Generations Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 4 schools in Generations Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.9% 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%), Black (12%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 17 (9%) 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.

Staffing

Oakview Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Cheshunt Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Andrew's Lane (adjacent), 130 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 282 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Oakview Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Oakview Primary School are Goffs Academy (0.3 miles), Goffs - Churchgate Academy (0.7 miles), St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) (1 mile) and Haileybury Turnford (1.2 miles).

Goffs AcademyGoffs - Churchgate AcademySt Mary's Church of England High School (VA)Haileybury Turnford

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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:Miss Sarah Baker
Pupils:188
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01992939979
Address:Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6LB
Trust:GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (4 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2025

Ofsted Rating

Oakview Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Andrews Lane Primary School (URN 117302), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2018.

URN:150844
UKPRN:10094938
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Broxbourne
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

44.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.6

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Andrews Lane Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published for Andrews Lane Primary School (URN 117302), the school Oakview Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Oakview Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths+16ppWriting+9pp

Reading has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 58% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 58% to 67% (2024 to 2025).

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Before and after school care

Oakview Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Hertfordshire

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Oakview Primary School.

  • Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Club LimitedAt the school · Ofsted: Good
  • Orchid Kids Club590m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Oakview Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Andrew's Lane (adj)
125m · 2 min walk
McGredy (opp)
241m · 4 min walk
Furzefield (nr)
254m · 4 min walk
The Freemasons PH (Stop B)
309m · 5 min walk
Brookfield Lane (nr)
317m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
31
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 26 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

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 Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

65%

Available places

170 pupils

262 places

92 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Waltham Cross

High pressure
New homes approved:913
Projected new pupils:228

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

Across Hertfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

Places available

14,776

Applications

12,543

Got 1st preference

89.1%

Got preferred school

98.4%

All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

31

SEN Support

17

EHC Plans

25.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication19
Moderate Learning Difficulty13
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
35.6%
Asian
6.9%
Black
11.6%
Mixed
4.3%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
2.7%
Unclassified
2.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals44.1%
English as Additional Language48.9%

188

Total Pupils

92

Boys

96

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

26.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,476

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,682

Per pupil

£1191k

Total funding

£91k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£129,748
EAL funding£20,728
Lump sum£172,300

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.5%

Overall absence

17.6%

Persistent absence

165

Enrolments

Authorised4.7%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)17.6%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

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

Questions parents ask about Oakview Primary School

Are there exam results for Oakview Primary School?

Oakview Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Andrews Lane Primary School (URN 117302), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Oakview Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Oakview Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Andrews Lane Primary School (URN 117302), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2018.

What is the catchment area for Oakview Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Oakview Primary School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

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

Oakview Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 65% of its 262 places.

How big are the classes at Oakview Primary School?

Classes at Oakview Primary School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Oakview Primary School?

Oakview Primary School has around 188 pupils on roll. 44% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Oakview Primary School?

6.5% of sessions were missed at Oakview Primary School in 2024/25. 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Oakview Primary School?

Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Oakview 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.

Does Oakview Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Oakview Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Club Limited (rated Good by Ofsted). There is another within a kilometre.

How many road collisions happen near Oakview Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 26 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Oakview Primary School?

Oakview Primary School is at Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 6LB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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