Ofsted: Good

Oakdale School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs T Tray

location_onDukinfield, SK16 5LD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

146

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

2-11

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Oakdale School is a Community special school school in Dukinfield, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Oakdale School is a community special school in Dukinfield, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 169 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 20.9%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 74%

Writing0% LA 68%

Maths0% LA 73%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 60%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.6

Read

LA -0.1

-11.3 to -3.9

-7.3

Write

LA -0.8

-10.9 to -3.8

-7.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-11.3 to -4.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%England 65%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 78% · Eng 79%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.7

-2.2 to 4.0

-0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-2.9 to 2.8

0.7

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.0 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading0% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 77%

Maths0% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-6.4 to 3.2

-1.6

Write

LA 0.3

-6.2 to 3

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-5.5 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2025

Inspection Report

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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03 October 2017

Inspection Report

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05 February 2013

Inspection Report

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11 September 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-10-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-09-11

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 169 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	169	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	168	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	163	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	161	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	150	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	145	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	146	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	145	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	134	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	134	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	133	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	135	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	136	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	137	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	124	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	124	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	121	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	119	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	115	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	110	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	113	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	112	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	108	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	110	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	105	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	104	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 60 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 46 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 26 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Oakdale School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover