Oakley Vale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Corby, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Oakley Vale Primary School is a primary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oakley Vale 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), but 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 64 first-choice applications for 60 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer and the 16th highest of 96 North Northamptonshire primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 56 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place; the last places went to children with a sibling at the school.
- Free school meal eligibility is 7.4%, against a middle figure of 23.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire; it has 30.4 pupils per teacher (middle 23.6).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cheltenham Road, Corby, NN18 8RH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They say they feel happy and safe here.”
- “They show each other, and adults, respect.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2023 (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) | 62% | 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: 64 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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 North Northamptonshire.
- Corby Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingswood Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hazel Leys Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Danesholme Infant Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Danesholme Junior Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Little Stanion Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published