Moving beyond the floor target: Oak Green Primary School, Buckinghamshire

• Date: Jan 2008
• Programme: Improving Schools Programme (ISP)
• Focus: Tackling underachievement in schools causing concern
• Number in series: 14
• School name: Oak Green Primary School
• Phase: Early Years, Primary
• Key stage: Foundation Stage, Key Stages 1 and 2
• Local authority: Buckinghamshire
• Ref: 00150-2008DWO-EN-01

School context and profile

The headteacher joined the school seven years ago at a point of much turbulence when four schools were amalgamated and moved onto the current site. A children's centre has recently been established at the school.

• Number on roll: 341
• Age range: three to 11 years
• Almost half the pupils are from minority ethnic groups and speak English as an additional language.
• The largest ethnic groups are white British and Pakistani.
• There is a high level of social deprivation and pupil mobility.
• Prior attainment is low.
• Around a third of pupils have special educational needs.

The school was inspected in July 2007 and received an overall grade for effectiveness of 2 along with leadership and management and capacity to improve.

Key Stage 2 level 4+ results:

2005 English 54%; mathematics 44%
2006 English 55%; mathematics 63%
2007 English 62%; mathematics 68%