The Oaks Secondary School

State-Funded School

the-oaks-secondary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL16 7DBPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Oaks Secondary School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 349 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.3

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Black

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

64%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

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 18 May 2023. 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
13 May 2013	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.