The Oaks Secondary School is a school located in Spennymoor. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/04/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.3%, which is 4.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rock Road, Spennymoor

School Information

Address: Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Website:
Telephone: 01388827380
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Andrea English
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134662

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 309
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.57 Confidence interval -1.96 to -1.19
Of the 43 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 43 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:3.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.25
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Oxclose Crescent , DL16 6RU
4out of 4 1,569 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor , DL16 6EX
3out of 4 2,300 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Middlestone Moor Primary School
Rock Road , DL16 7DA
2out of 4 52 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosa Street Primary School
Rosa Street , DL16 7NA
2out of 4 778 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ox Close Primary School
Ox Close Crescent , DL16 6RU
3out of 4 1,533 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King Street Primary School
High Grange Road , DL16 6RA
3out of 4 1,540 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green , DL16 6PP
2out of 4 1,813 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7LN
1out of 4 483 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Merrington Road , DL17 8RW
3out of 4 2,630 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road , DL16 7DB
4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7QW
2out of 4 919 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.