Oakwood Primary School
Sandpiper Road, Southampton, SO16 8FD
419 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- Bridge Education Trust
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
Ofsted
Expected 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 | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 17 June 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 | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 49 | 85 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 60 | 95 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 44 | 94 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 54 | 103 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 57 | 107 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 59 | 109 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 60 | 106 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 59 | 114 | 60 |
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
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Fairisle Junior School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hollybrook Infant School 1.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Hollybrook Junior School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
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.