The Oaks Primary School

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Aster Road, Ipswich, IP2 0NR

Headteacher: Mr Philip PalmerSchool website ↗Pupils: 451 (capacity: 434)Part of ASSET EDUCATION
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, 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.
67.0%
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%.
8.0%
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 72%·Writing 79%·Maths 82%All three 67%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding16%
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?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
65
How many got their first choice?
57of 65 (87.7%)
How many applied in total?
129

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
43.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN 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).
26.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
228 girls, 223 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 74% (2018/19), currently 67%

* 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
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1641.0%2.0%-1.1+1.0+2.1
2016/1769.0%7.0%+3.7+5.6+4.0
2017/1866.0%6.0%+2.0+4.6+2.7
2018/1974.0%13.0%+1.1+1.6+0.7
2022/2364.0%15.0%+0.6+0.6+1.7
2023/2465.0%10.0%---
2024/2567.0%8.0%---
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