Oakdale School
Oakdale School is a special academy in Dukinfield for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 167 pupils, 1 more than it has places for. About 64 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5LD0161 367 9299oakdale.tameside.sch.ukMrs Anne Redmond headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 April 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
18 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Oakdale School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 18 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 15 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 62% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -7.6 | +0.9 | -1.6 | -4.1 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -7.8 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -3.7 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | – | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | – | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Oakdale School, the school this one replaced in June 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Tameside council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Tameside with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (55), language and communications needs (41), Severe learning difficulty (35), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (24), Other difficulty or disability (7), Physical disability (4).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.8% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 10.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 30.9% | 33.8% | 30.2% | 36.2% | 20.4% | 38.0% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Oakdale School, the school this one replaced in June 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yew Tree Primary School | Academy | 60 m | 326 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 190 m | 212 | Good 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| Rayner Stephens High School | Academy | 190 m | 635 | Report card 2026 | 8 | Compare |
| Cromwell High School | Academy | 190 m | 156 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| All Saints Catholic College | Academy | 370 m | 810 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision | Academy | 580 m | 221 | No overall grade 2025 | 8 | Compare |
| Bradley Green Primary Academy | Academy | 720 m | 215 | Not inspected | 51 | Compare |
| St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield | Church of England | 730 m | 325 | Good 2022 | 87 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oakdale School a good school?
Oakdale School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in April 2025.
What is Oakdale School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oakdale School not judged at its last full inspection on 29 April 2025.
How good are Oakdale School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Oakdale School have?
167 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 166 places, so it is 101% full.
What is attendance like at Oakdale School?
Pupils were in school 91.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 31% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Oakdale School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
- Telephone
- 0161 367 9299
- Website
- www.oakdale.tameside.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Redmond
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Kingfisher Learning Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward
- Dukinfield Stalybridge
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151321 · LAESTAB 3577009 · UKPRN 10096324
- Formerly
- Oakdale School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.