Oxclose Primary Academy
Brancepeth Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LA
Headteacher: Mrs A E BolamSchool website ↗Pupils: 184 (capacity: 210)Part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2022
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2022
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 5 April 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 63%·Writing 70%·Maths 63%→All three 52%
Reading
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25%
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75%
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Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 29
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 31
- How many got their first choice?
- 29of 31 (93.5%)
- How many applied in total?
- 44
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
59.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
40%girls·60%boys
74 girls, 110 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 62% (2022/23), currently 52%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 40.0% | 3.0% | -2.0 | +1.1 | -0.2 |
| 2016/17 | 61.0% | 7.0% | -2.8 | +0.6 | -1.1 |
| 2017/18 | 34.0% | 4.0% | -2.7 | +2.2 | -3.0 |
| 2018/19 | 43.0% | 0.0% | -3.5 | -3.8 | -2.4 |
| 2022/23 | 62.0% | 3.0% | -2.3 | -2.4 | -1.2 |
| 2023/24 | 47.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 52.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |