Primary school in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Windsor Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 2AH
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 23 March 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 299
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 83% full — 299 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 141 / 158
- Overall absence
- 10%
- Persistently absent
- 33%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 51%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 7%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tendring 015E, 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
- 13%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 33%
- Households owning their home
- 59%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 22%
- Adults economically inactive
- 52%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kathy Maguire-Egan
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Coppins
- Constituency
- Clacton
- URN
- 114722
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 35% | 0.1 mi |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 73% | 0.7 mi |
| Ravens AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 41% | 0.7 mi |
| White Hall Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 47% | 0.7 mi |
| Cann Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 76% | 1.1 mi |
| Sir Martin Frobisher AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 76% | 1.1 mi |
| Great Clacton Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 47% | 1.4 mi |
| Burrsville Infant AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | — | 1.5 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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