Oakdale School
Dukinfield · Tameside
KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 7 member schools: 3 primary schools, 4 special schools. Local authorities: Oldham | Tameside. Regions: North West. — from the KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Oakdale School
- Address
- Cheetham Hill Road
- Postcode
- SK16 5LD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- URN (official identifier)
- 151321
- Establishment number
- 7009
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 167
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 166
- School type
- Special academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Redmond
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected on 29 Apr 2025 under its previous school record (URN 106281), before it reopened as Oakdale SchoolSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.oakdale.tameside.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01613679299
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2025
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Oakdale School
| 2025/26 | This school | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 167 | 36,853 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 64.1% | 36.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 16.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 7.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 15.0% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Oakdale School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakdale School (URN 106281)
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 23 Jun 2025
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read reportInspected as Oakdale School (URN 106281)
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 11 Oct 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakdale School (URN 106281)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 25 Oct 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakdale School and Acorn Nursery (URN 106281)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 4 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakdale School and Acorn Nursery (URN 106281)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 2 Oct 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Oakdale School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 37.1% | 33.2% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Oakdale School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £153,450 for 99 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 60.0% | 38.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £930 | £509 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Oakdale School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 169 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,304,000 £7,716 per pupil | £31,371 |
| Total spending | £1,250,000 £7,396 per pupil | £28,514 |
| Teaching staff | £310,000 £1,834 per pupil · 24.8% | £11,172 · 39.2% |
| Education support staff | £536,000 £3,172 per pupil · 42.9% | £8,727 · 30.6% |
| Supply and agency staff | £4,000 £24 per pupil · 0.3% | £1,495 · 5.2% |
| …of which agency supply | £4,000 £24 per pupil · 0.3% | £1,361 · 4.8% |
| In-year balance | £54,000 | |
| Revenue reserve | £507,000 | |
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Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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