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Oakfield Junior School

Primary · Gateshead · NE9 6JH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 March 2023

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At a glance

215 pupils · 90% of 240 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
8.4% of pupils
English as additional language
2.7% of pupils
SEN support
25.1% of pupils
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils
Website
https://oakfield.smartacademies.net/
URN
150640

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,297
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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