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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 110289

Oakridge School

Community school · High Wycombe · HP11 2PN

Ages 2–11 · 452 pupils · Buckinghamshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-03-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)48%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
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 absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.1%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.5%
Enrolments in measure
428

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill91%

452 pupils · 498 places

Pupils on roll
452
Boys / girls
234 / 218
School capacity
498
Capacity fill
452 / 498 (91%)
Free school meals
29.9%
FSM pupils
125
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Mr Stuart Cook

Location

Address
Oakridge Road
Postcode
HP11 2PN
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe
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 2–11, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 452 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 29.9%.

Open schools in High Wycombe
61
Primary schools in High Wycombe
42
Academies among open schools in High Wycombe
31% (19)
Open schools in HP11
12
Primary in HP11
5
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Primary in Buckinghamshire LA
185

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Castlefield School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP12 3LE · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM31.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Millbrook Combined School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP12 4BA · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM29.7%
    • Demand0.89

    0.7 miles away

  • The Disraeli School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 5JS · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM23.6%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Hamilton Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 6SG · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.89

    0.8 miles away

  • Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP12 4LR · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand1.24

    0.9 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP12 4PR · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand1.53

    1.1 miles away

  • The Downley School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 5AL · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Cook
Telephone
01494520341

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