Oak CofE Primary School
Huddersfield · Kirklees
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School information
- Official name
- Oak CofE Primary School
- Address
- Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor
- Postcode
- HD4 5HX
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- URN (official identifier)
- 142418
- Establishment number
- 2032
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 353
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 455
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Garlick
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 8 Jul 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.oakprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01484977211
- Date opened
- 1 May 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Oak CofE Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 353 | 65,309 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 51.3% | 27.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 21.2% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 53.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
15 published inspections for Oak CofE Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 12 Jan 2025
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 10 Mar 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 6 Mar 2023
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 May 2019
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dryclough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (URN 107729)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 2 Mar 2015
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Crosland Moor Junior School (URN 107619)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Feb 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Thornton Lodge Nursery School (URN 107593)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Dec 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dryclough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (URN 107729)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Crosland Moor Junior School (URN 107619)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 20 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Thornton Lodge Nursery School (URN 107593)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 20 Jul 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Crosland Moor Junior School (URN 107619)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 21 Jun 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dryclough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (URN 107729)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jan 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Thornton Lodge Nursery School (URN 107593)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Jun 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Crosland Moor Junior School (URN 107619)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 Feb 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dryclough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School (URN 107729)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 8 Mar 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Oak CofE Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.3% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 20.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Oak CofE Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £291,400 for 188 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 50.4% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £781 | £371 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Oak CofE Primary School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 353 pupils.
| This school | Kirklees average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,227,984 £9,144 per pupil | £7,509 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £3,475,221 £9,845 per pupil | £7,547 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £1,248,324 £3,536 per pupil · 35.9% | £3,478 · 46.1% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £925,626 £2,622 per pupil · 26.6% | £1,606 · 21.3% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £82,053 £232 per pupil · 2.4% | £219 · 2.9% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £26,819 £76 per pupil · 0.8% | £111 · 1.5% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£247,237 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£534,440 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £9,342 per pupil, supply and agency £199 per pupil — spending up £503 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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