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Oakdale School

Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5LD ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 2–11 in Dukinfield. Ofsted inspection (April 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
2–11
Pupils
167
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Tameside
Academy trust
KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Redmond
Opened
Jun 2025
Nursery
Has nursery classes

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 29 Apr 2025Inspection of predecessor school

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (14 Sept 2023): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 18 pupils

Expected standard
0%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
0%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
–
Average scaled score
Maths score
–
Average scaled score
This school
0%
Tameside
60%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 106281), for example before it converted to an academy.

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
167
Capacity
166
101% full
Girls / boys
29/71
Mixed
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