Oakdale Primary School
Oakdale Avenue, Peterborough, PE2 8TD
400 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 22 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 44 | 133 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 46 | 132 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 53 | 133 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 44 | 123 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 64 | 134 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 67 | 140 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 46 | 43 | 135 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 45 | 142 | 54 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Southfields Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Saint Michael CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Farcet CofE (C) Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Heritage Park Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Old Fletton Primary School 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.