Primary school in Prescot, St. Helens
Oakdene Primary Academy
Ashton Avenue, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 0QQ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- Places
- 244
- How full
- 84% full — 206 of 244 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 111 / 95
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for St. Helens 023D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 90%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 58%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WADE DEACON TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lynsey Young
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward
- Rainhill
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- URN
- 151020
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ann's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 75% | 0.4 mi |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 78% | 0.5 mi |
| Longton Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 61% | 1 mi |
| Sutton Manor Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 47% | 1.2 mi |
| Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 65% | 1.3 mi |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 68% | 1.3 mi |
| St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the CommunityVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 74% | 1.3 mi |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 80% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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