School profile
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Overview
The Oaks Secondary School is a special / send school (community special school) in Spennymoor, North East, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Community special school
- Establishment group
- Special schools
- Age range
- Ages 11–19
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 134662
Admissions
- Local authority
- County Durham
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
Secondary
2024/25 results
This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 3.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.3 |
| Entering the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths | 1.4% |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths | 0% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Other recent inspection activity
These visits do not carry a graded judgement.
Ungraded inspection
Inspected 18 May 2023 · Published 26 June 2023
Outcome: School remains Outstanding
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Location
- Address
- Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
- Local authority
- County Durham
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