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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Oakview Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150844
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 July 2022
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
Published 25 September 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust GENERATIONS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 188 181 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 96 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 92 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.1%
19.3 pts above England
School 44.1%
Broxbourne 21.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.9%
28.6 pts above England
School 48.9%
Broxbourne 22.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.7%
1.7 pts above England
School 2.7%
Broxbourne 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
35.6%
67
Any other White background
32.4%
61
African
9.0%
17
Any other Asian background
3.2%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
5
Bangladeshi
2.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.5% 48 of 188 pupils
4.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.5%
Broxbourne 18.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.5% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts above
EHC plans 9.0% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.52%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts higher than England
School 6.52%
Broxbourne 6.58%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.76 pts higher than England
School 17.58%
Broxbourne 17.30%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.21%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.59 pts lower than England
School 1.21%
Broxbourne 1.74%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.3% 9.9 pts below England
Oakview Primary School
78.3%
Broxbourne
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information