Oak Field School
Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3HW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Patricia Lewis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 135573
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159153265
About this school
Oak Field School is a community special school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 158 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| 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 | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Oak Field 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64%
- English as an additional language
- 46.8%
- Overall absence
- 14.65%
- Persistent absence
- 51.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodlands Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Nottingham
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Silver Linings School0.5 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
-
Westbury Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
University of Nottingham1.7 miles
Universities · Nottingham
-
Fig Tree Primary School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
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- Bracken Hill School Academies
- Brackenfield Special School Special schools
- Carlton Digby School Special schools
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- CP Riverside School Free Schools
- Crisp Vocational Provision Special schools
- Denewood Academy Academies
- Endeavour Academy Academies
- Foxwood Academy Academies
- Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Nethergate Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Oak Field School teach?
- Oak Field School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Field School?
- The headteacher of Oak Field School is Ms Patricia Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Field School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Field School, 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 Oak Field School?
- Oak Field School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Oak Field School full?
- Oak Field School has capacity for 120 pupils and 158 on roll (132%), so it is at or above 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 Oak Field School a faith school?
- No. Oak Field School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Oak Field School have?
- The schools register lists Oak Field School's special educational needs provision as: MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oak Field School'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 Oak Field School's absence rate?
- Oak Field School's overall absence rate is 14.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Field School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Field 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 1 July 2026.