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Oakmere Primary School

Community school · Potters Bar · EN6 5NP

Ages 3–11 · 226 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.9%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.6%
Enrolments in measure
268

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

226 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
226
Boys / girls
118 / 108
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
226 / 240 (94%)
Free school meals
35.6%
FSM pupils
78
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Ayshen Wilson

Location

Address
Chace Avenue
Postcode
EN6 5NP
Town
Potters Bar
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, 226 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 35.6%.

Open schools in Potters Bar
19
Primary schools in Potters Bar
8
Academies among open schools in Potters Bar
21% (4)
Open schools in EN6
20
Primary in EN6
9
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS262%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand1.30

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  • Little Heath Primary School

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    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand0.76

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    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM9.4%
    • Demand1.20

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    • Absence4.6%
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    • Absence5.2%
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    • Demand0.81

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  • Cuffley School

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    • KS267%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM4.7%
    • Demand0.94

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ayshen Wilson
Telephone
01707656963
Website
http://www.oakmere.herts.sch.uk

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