Oakwood Academy

State-Funded School

oakwood-academy-salford-north-west

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

Worsley and EcclesConstituency

M30 9DYPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Oakwood Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–19, located in Salford, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 351 pupils. Oakwood Academy is part of KINGS ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.27

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

351

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 351
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: KINGS ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Jan 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.