Oakwood Community School
Heath Road, Barlestone, Leicestershire, CV13 0JD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Stevens
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 128078
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455273763
About this school
Oakwood Community School is an independent special school in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 84 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Oakwood Community School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Oakwood Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oakwood Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.7 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 84
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clovelly House School1.7 miles
Special schools
-
Hinckley House3.1 miles
Special schools · Nuneaton
-
Dixie Grammar School3.2 miles
Independent schools · Nuneaton
-
Meadow View Farm School4.6 miles
Special schools · Barwell
-
The Cedars4.9 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
Other schools in Leicestershire
- ASPIRE: Lifeskills Special schools
- The Cedars Special schools
- Wolfdale School Special schools
- Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Launde Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakwood Community School teach?
- Oakwood Community School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Leicestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood Community School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood Community School is Mrs Kathryn Stevens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakwood Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oakwood Community School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Oakwood Community School?
- Oakwood Community School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Oakwood Community School full?
- Oakwood Community School has capacity for 120 pupils and 84 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakwood Community School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood Community School has no designated religious character.
- How have Oakwood Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.5 in 2023/24 and 0.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oakwood Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood Community School'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 24 July 2026.