Oakwood Learning Centre
Oakwood Learning Centre is an independent special school in Darlington for boys and girls aged 8 to 18. It has 14 pupils and room for 15.
New Biggin Lane, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UH01388 437139Mr Alister Sidgwick headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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 Darlington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 31% | 25% | 20% | 8% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 69% | 75% | 80% | 92% | 93% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pear Tree School | Independent | 950 m | 15 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Timothy Hackworth Primary School | Council | 1.6 miles | 329 | Good 2023 | 16 | Compare |
| Heighington Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 248 | Good 2019 | 67 | Compare |
| St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 239 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Thornhill Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 205 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| Greenfield Academy | Academy | 2.6 miles | 566 | Requires improvement 2019 | 7 | Compare |
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | Academy | 2.8 miles | 176 | Requires improvement 2023 | 0 | Compare |
| Aclet Close Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2.9 miles | 70 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oakwood Learning Centre a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Oakwood Learning Centre yet.
How many pupils does Oakwood Learning Centre have?
14 pupils aged 8 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 15 places, so it is 93% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- New Biggin Lane, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UH
- Telephone
- 01388 437139
- Headteacher
- Mr Alister Sidgwick
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward
- Heighington & Coniscliffe
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 March 2015 (new provision)
- URN
- 141954 · LAESTAB 8416007 · UKPRN 10075139
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.