Tame Bank
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Stalybridge, SK15 2JE
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Oakdale School
Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Independent
Phase
164
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 31 May 2025 and continues as Oakdale School (URN 151321) (opened 1 June 2025). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 169
- Boys
- 115 (68%)
- Girls
- 54 (32%)
- Capacity
- 164 (103% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 63.3%
- EAL
- 16.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 9.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £25,198/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 65.8%
- Asian Other: 7.3%
- Black African: 6.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.1%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 3.7%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- White Other: 2.4%
- Other: 1.8%
65.8%
White British
7.3%
Asian Other
6.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Cheetham Hill Road
Dukinfield, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 106281
- UKPRN
- 10077011
- Establishment No.
- 7009
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Oakdale School usually look at the nearest comparable schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- Tame Bank
Stalybridge · 1.9km away
- Arnfield Independent School
Glossop · 1.9km away
- Stansfield House
Dukinfield · 2.0km away
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