Oakdale Infants' School
School Name: Oakdale Infants' School Address: Woodville Road, South Woodford Town/City: London Postcode: E18 1JU Telephone Number: 02 0898 7895 Website: www.oakdaleinfants.co.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 3-7) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2001
Headteacher: Mr Danvir Visvanathan
Capacity: 270
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 299 (46% boys & 54% girls)
Enrollment: 111% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 21.4%
URN: 133932
DfE Number: 317/3517
UKPRN: 10080736
UPRN: 10034917467
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Redbridge (E09000026)
Constituency: Leyton and Wanstead (E14001334)
Electoral Ward: South Woodford (E05011252)
Easting & Northing: 540779E, 190138N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 35' 35.31" N 0° 1' 51.81" E
Plus Code: 9F32H2VJ+7C
DfE Record: View record
- Oakdale Junior School (0.2km)
- Snaresbrook Prep School (0.6km)
- Churchfields Infants' School (0.7km)
- Nightingale Primary School (0.9km)
- Churchfields Junior School (0.9km)
- Snaresbrook Primary School (0.9km)
- Stradbroke (0.9km)
- Woodbridge High School (1.0km)
- Hatton Special School (1.1km)
- St Aubyn's School (1.5km)
Predecessor school†
- Nicholas Afford - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 7 June 2027.
- Caroline Blackmore - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 7 June 2027.
- Deborah Courtney - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 November 2025.
- Mrs Louise Ditchburn - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Alice Finney - Governor. Appointed on 7 November 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 14 July 2026.
- Mrs Charlotte Freestone - Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 November 2029.
- Mr Matt Hutchings - Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 November 2029.
- Carla Leal - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 June 2027.
- Angela Murphy - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 June 2027.
- Carley Smith - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Laxhmi Solder - Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 March 2026.
- Mrs Ambica Vansadia - Governor. Appointed on 12 March 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 11 March 2030.
- Mr Danvir Visvanathan - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Emma Williamson - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 8 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 June 2027.