The Oaks Secondary School
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
- Distance
- 0.8km away
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW
Independent
Phase
75
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 31 January 2025 and continues as The Meadows Academy (URN 151483) (opened 1 February 2025). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 5.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 16
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 60.0%
- Continued in education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 30.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 63
- Boys
- 50 (79%)
- Girls
- 13 (21%)
- Capacity
- 75 (84% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 74.6%
- EAL
- 1.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 4.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £35,118/yr
*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 29.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 59.1% 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
Loading chart
- White British: 95.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
95.2%
White British
3.2%
Mixed White & Black African
1.6%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Whitworth Lane
Spennymoor, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 131905
- UKPRN
- 10017089
- Establishment No.
- 7000
Often compared with
Parents weighing up The Meadows School usually look at the nearest comparable schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor · 0.8km away
- The Grange Learning Centre
Low Willington · 3.2km away
- Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland · 6.4km away
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