Secondary school

The Oaks Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Unknown
  • Cheshire East
  • CW2 7NQ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,053 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 96%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 100%2021/22: top 98%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 94%94% · 2023/242024/25: top 94%No exams

Against North West

Attainment 835.4 · North West 44.41/10 Well below North West+6.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths20.2% · North West 40%1/10 Well below North West+5.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score2.98 · North West 3.821/10 Well below North West+5.5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.50 · North West −0.163/10 Below+21 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 39.4 · 109 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 35.1 · 122 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 32.9 · 102 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 28.9 · 63 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 33.4 · 58 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 33 · 64 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 34.2 · 96 pupils · North West 442024/25: 35.4 · 84 pupils · North West 44.439.428.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 14% · 122 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 18% · 102 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 10% · 63 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 17% · 58 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 9% · 64 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 16.7% · 96 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 20.2% · 84 pupils · North West 40%20.2%9%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in99.1%
112 of 113 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 99.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st113112
2nd9013
3rd681

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2009–2024

  1. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2018Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2019Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2024Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026681
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.4%
First language not English45.5%
SEN support14.0%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)7.6%
Persistently absent pupils24.6%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

87.3% full · 780 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 62 responses (10% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school83.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved80.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 46.8% not applicable63.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.6% not applicable83.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed69.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 35
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 12.4
  • Other support 33

Teachers 42 FTE · Whole workforce 87.4 · 89 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,493
Spend per pupil£7,991
Staff spend per pupil£6,453
Reserve per pupil−£41
  • −£27,000revenue reserve
  • +£327,000in-year balance

Grants £8,459 · self-generated £34 · premises £366 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £200,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

96 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.5%
  • Education83.3%
  • Apprenticeship1%
  • Employment3.1%
  • Not sustained7.3%
  • Unknown5.2%