Oakdene Primary School
School Name: Oakdene Primary School Address: Ashton Avenue, Rainhill Town/City: Prescot County: Merseyside Postcode: L35 0QQ
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective History: This school closed in 2025
Headteacher: Ms Lynsey Young
Capacity: 244
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 16 January 2025:
Number of pupils: 206 (47% boys & 53% girls)
Enrollment: 84% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 12.6%
URN: 104781
DfE Number: 342/2064
UKPRN: 10076373
UPRN: 39002006
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: St. Helens (E08000013)
Constituency: St Helens South and Whiston (E14001510)
Electoral Ward: Rainhill (E05014131)
Easting & Northing: 349511E, 390566N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 24' 36.42" N 2° 45' 39.08" W
Plus Code: 9C5VC66Q+2M
DfE Record: View record
- Oakdene Primary Academy (0.0km)
- Tower College (0.3km)
- Rainhill High School (0.5km)
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School (0.7km)
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
- Rainhill Community Nursery (0.7km)
- Longton Lane Community Primary School (1.7km)
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (1.7km)
- Sutton Manor Community Primary School (2.0km)
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy (2.1km)
Related school*
- Mavis Chakwenya - Governor. Appointed on 14 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 October 2025.
- Mr Paul Forester - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 26 June 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 October 2025.
- Mrs Dawn Graham - Governor. Appointed on 30 June 2023 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 30 October 2025.
- Mr Philip Leach - Governor. Appointed on 19 October 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 October 2025.
- Mrs Clare Oldham - Governor. Appointed on 21 September 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 September 2025.
- James Shaw - Governor. Appointed on 10 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 October 2025.
- Ms Lynsey Young - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 30 October 2025.