Oakwood Primary School Ofsted Rating and Inspection History
The latest Ofsted rating, grades by area and full inspection history for Oakwood Primary School, Cheltenham.
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- Latest inspection 2024-04-30
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About Oakwood Primary School
Oakwood Primary School is a primary school at Cotswold Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5HD. Ofsted has published 6 inspection reports and letters for it since 2011, and the most recent outcome, from 2024-04-30, was “Requires improvement”.
This page brings the school's full Ofsted record together: the latest report card or graded inspection, area by area, and every inspection since records began, with a link to each report. To compare it with other schools in town, see the full list of schools in Cheltenham or the primary school catchment map.
Oakwood Primary School at a Glance
Latest outcome
Requires improvement School inspection, 2024-04-30Reports on record
6 since 2011, 5 with an outcomeQuality of education
Requires improvement graded inspection, 2024-04-30Latest Graded Inspection
At its graded inspection on 2024-04-30, Ofsted judged the school's overall effectiveness to be requires improvement, on the four-point scale it used until 2025: outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
Ofsted Inspection History (6 Reports)
Every report Ofsted has published for Oakwood Primary School, newest first. Short and ungraded inspections check that a school is still at its previous grade rather than grading it afresh, and letters and monitoring visits carry no grade at all.
| Date | Inspection | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-30 | School inspection | Requires improvement | |
| 2020-12-01 | Monitoring visit | – | |
| 2018-12-18 | Full inspection | Good | |
| 2015-03-11 | Full inspection | Good | |
| 2013-03-14 | Full inspection | Requires improvement | |
| 2011-06-08 | Full inspection | Satisfactory |
Data from Ofsted and its monthly management information, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated 5 October 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Oakwood Primary School's Ofsted Rating?
- Oakwood Primary School's latest overall Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from its inspection on 2024-04-30.
- The full report for each inspection is linked in the table above and on Ofsted's page for the school.
How Often Does Ofsted Inspect Oakwood Primary School?
- Ofsted normally inspects a state school about every four years, and sooner if it has concerns or the school was graded needs attention or urgent improvement in any area.
- Its last inspection was on 2024-04-30.
Why Do Some Older Inspections Have No Grade?
- Inspections before September 2005 didn't give a single overall grade, so they have no outcome here; the PDF report sets out what inspectors found.
- Letters, monitoring visits and interim assessments don't give a grade either.
Where Does This Data Come From?
- The list of reports comes from Ofsted's Find an Inspection Report service, and the area grades come from Ofsted's monthly management information on school inspections. Both are checked once a month.
- Links between a school and the school it replaced come from the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools register.