Oakridge Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stafford, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.288 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Oakridge Primary School is a primary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Oakridge 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 2026	1.288 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last Reception offer went to a child living 1.288 miles away, the 26th longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
For Reception, the last distance offered in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2024, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers, with 30 offers going to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Silvester Way, Stafford, ST17 0PR
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 216 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 2.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024

Strengths

“This school is a truly special place.”
“They gain a deep knowledge of the things they are taught and use ambitious vocabulary with confidence.”
“They quickly develop into resilient, reflective and resourceful young people who are ready to take on the challenges of lifelong learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (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)	83%	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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Staffordshire.

Barnfields Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good
Leasowes Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Silkmore Primary Academy 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
St Leonard's Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall 1.7 mi Requires improvement
Flash Ley Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published