Oakfield School
Oakfield School is a pupil referral unit in Shepshed for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 50 pupils, 20 more than it has places for. About 56 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Forest Street, (Within the Iveshead Campus), Shepshed, LE12 9DB0116 275 9150oakfield.leics.sch.ukMrs Victoria Edwards acting headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 18 January 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leicestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (15), Moderate learning difficulty (6), language and communications needs (4), Specific learning difficulty (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 50 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 56% | 56% | 83% | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 78% | 83% | 67% | 0% | 57% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 22% | 17% | 33% | 100% | 43% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iveshead School | Academy | 10 m | 985 | No overall grade 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 130 m | 380 | Report card 2026 | 25 | Compare |
| Bowman Academy | Free school | 190 m | 61 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire | Academy | 700 m | 169 | Not inspected | 50 | Compare |
| Newcroft Primary Academy | Academy | 900 m | 442 | No overall grade 2025 | 98 | Compare |
| Oxley Primary School Shepshed | Council | 0.8 miles | 256 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Stonebow Primary School Loughborough | Academy | 1.4 miles | 199 | Good 2019 | 25 | Compare |
| Booth Wood Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 210 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oakfield School a good school?
Oakfield School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2023.
What is Oakfield School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oakfield School good at its last full inspection on 18 January 2023.
How many pupils does Oakfield School have?
50 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 30 places, so it is 167% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Forest Street, (Within the Iveshead Campus), Shepshed, LE12 9DB
- Telephone
- 0116 275 9150
- Website
- www.oakfield.leics.sch.uk
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Edwards
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward
- Shepshed East
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2011 (new provision)
- URN
- 136754 · LAESTAB 8551102 · UKPRN 10033740
- Formerly
- Moel Llys Short Stay School, Blaby Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.