Oakwood Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Southampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
1.460 miles
Published by Southampton City Council · offers on 19 April 2022
2017–2019 trend 🔒
Oakwood Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2022 entry.
Oakwood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2022 | 1.460 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2022 Reception last distance of 1.460 miles was about the same as in 2019 and further than in 2017, and the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 49 first-choice applications for 50 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 24.7 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 20.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Southampton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandpiper Road, Southampton, SO16 8FD
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 419 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “Each morning, staff welcome pupils in a kind and friendly way.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and say it is a safe and happy place.”
To improve
- “However, a small proportion of pupils make errors in their writing, particularly in relation to letter formation and handwriting.”
- “This affects the consistency and overall quality of their written work across the curriculum.”
- “However, leaders are working to ensure that staff check pupils' understanding consistently well, so that gaps in knowledge are identified and addressed quickly.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southampton.
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fairisle Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Hollybrook Infant School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hollybrook Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shirley Infant School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shirley Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good