Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
291 pupils · 88% of 330 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Halton
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 17 May 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 | 33% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 29 | 50 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 31 | 30 | 61 | 31 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 36 | 56 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 36 | 68 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 27 | 47 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 22 | 42 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 36 | 70 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 32 | 63 | 40 |
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
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ditton Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · 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.