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The Oaks Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Buchan Grove, Crewe CW2 7NQ · theoaksacademy.co.uk · 01270 661223
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.78 mi
- 2.86 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 681
- 87% of 780 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 46.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5” went to a home 1.78 mi (2.86 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 126 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 126 | 113 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 89 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 68 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 124 | 72 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.78 mi2.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.4, and 20.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼20.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.98 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142472)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.1 | — |
| Further education | 80.2 | +14.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
The Oaks Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142472), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Jul 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142472)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 40
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 62% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (25%) with SEND