Side by side
Churchfields Infants' School and Oakdale Infants' School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Churchfields Infants' School takes ages 5 to 7; Oakdale Infants' School takes ages 3 to 7.
- Churchfields Infants' School has 429 pupils; Oakdale Infants' School has 299.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Churchfields Infants' School | Oakdale Infants' School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 5 to 7 DfE register | 3 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 429 DfE register | 299 DfE register |
| Borough | Redbridge DfE register | Redbridge DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 172 first preferences for 119 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 59 first preferences for 88 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 3 July 2024: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 21 September 2023: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 7% DfE register | 21.4% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 29.7% school census 2024/25 | 46.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 4.8% school census 2024/25 | 8.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.7 DfE workforce census | 22.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.3% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.