Establishment The Oaks Secondary School
URN: 134662
Community special school
- Address
- Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
- County Durham (840)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Martyn Tweddle
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 19
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- School type
- Community special school
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 134662,
DfE number: 840/7033
UKPRN: 10018241 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Telephone
- 01388827380
- Ofsted rating and reports
-
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- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Not applicable
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- Number of pupils
- 349
- Open date
- 1 September 2005
- Reason establishment opened
- New Provision
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not applicable
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 195
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 64.8%
- Type of SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty and PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 1 July 2026
- Type of resourced provision
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of governors
| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joan Nicholson | 1834930 | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
Governors
| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Vince Egan | 1871417 | Appointed by GB/board | 19 March 2026 | 18 March 2030 |
| Mr Gary McCallum | 1324863 | Appointed by GB/board | 29 September 2025 | 28 September 2029 |
| Mrs Kathleen Sylvia Bain | 1834931 | Elected by parents | 17 September 2025 | 16 September 2029 |
| Mrs Gemma Katherine Spence | 1780711 | Appointed by GB/board | 3 September 2025 | 2 September 2029 |
| Ms Amanda Inman | 1825762 | Elected by parents | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Ms Elizabeth Parker-Berry | 1780716 | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Mr Leslie Keen | 1780709 | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Mr Martyn Tweddle | 1324870 | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Mrs Valerie Dowson | 1825756 | Elected by parents | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Mrs Vicki Pitchford | 1825767 | Elected by school staff | 1 September 2025 | 31 August 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Ann Heads | 1780701 | Appointed by GB/board | 28 November 2024 | 27 November 2028 |
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| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Nicholson | 1324868 | Governor | 28 September 2017 | 27 September 2025 |
| Charlotte McGladdery | 1780714 | Governor | 16 January 2024 | 31 August 2025 |
| Fiona Tweddle | 1719898 | Governor | 1 January 2024 | 31 August 2025 |
| Gavin Thompson | 1370841 | Governor | 14 June 2019 | 31 August 2025 |
| Judith Benson | 1154553 | Governor | 5 April 2019 | 31 August 2025 |
| Lee Davis | 1324845 | Governor | 1 September 2018 | 31 August 2025 |
| Myra Smith | 1155869 | Governor | 1 September 2015 | 31 August 2025 |
| Peter Bodo | 1154560 | Governor | 1 September 2015 | 31 August 2025 |
| Rebecca Anne Wright | 1780705 | Governor | 18 June 2024 | 31 August 2025 |
There are no linked establishments
- Government office region (GOR)
- North East
- District
- County Durham
- Ward
- Spennymoor
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Urban/rural description
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E06000047
- Easting
- 425171
- Northing
- 532980
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 100110748845
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- County Durham 052
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- County Durham 052G
Age range
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School capacity
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
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