Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone, London, N20 0DH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Power
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 101396
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083685336
About this school
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 176 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.59%
- English as an additional language
- 55.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.49%
- Persistent absence
- 28.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orange Tree School0.6 miles
Special schools · London
-
Oak Hill School0.7 miles
Academies · London
-
Dwight School London0.7 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Pavilion Study Centre0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
-
The Holmewood School1.2 miles
Special schools · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre teach?
- Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre?
- The headteacher of Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre is Mrs C Power, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre?
- Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre has 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre a faith school?
- No. Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre have?
- The schools register lists Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre's absence rate?
- Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.