Oak Wood Secondary School
Morris Drive, Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Haywood
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 139469
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476740901
About this school
Oak Wood Secondary School is a special academy in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 168 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
| 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 Wood Secondary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.93%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 10.03%
- Persistent absence
- 26.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oak Wood Primary School0.0 miles
Academies · Nuneaton
-
ALP Nuneaton0.5 miles
Special schools
-
Discovery Academy1.4 miles
Academies · Nuneaton
-
Ashcroft School3.1 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
Lake Haven School3.4 miles
Special schools · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
- Arc School Ansley Special schools
- Arc School Old Arley Special schools
- Discovery Academy Academies
- Hinckley House Special schools
- Lake Haven School Special schools
- Oak Wood Primary School Academies
- Stockingford Maintained Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oak Wood Secondary School teach?
- Oak Wood Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Wood Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Oak Wood Secondary School is Mrs Sharon Haywood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Wood Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Wood Secondary 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 Wood Secondary School?
- Oak Wood Secondary School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Oak Wood Secondary School full?
- Oak Wood Secondary School has capacity for 170 pupils and 168 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oak Wood Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Oak Wood Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Oak Wood Secondary School?
- Oak Wood Secondary School is part of CENTRAL ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Oak Wood Secondary School have?
- The schools register lists Oak Wood Secondary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Oak Wood Secondary School's absence rate?
- Oak Wood Secondary School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Wood Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Wood Secondary 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.