Oak Tree School
Truro Business Park, Threemilestone, Truro, TR4 9NH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Hughes
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 140942
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01872264221
About this school
Oak Tree School is an independent special school in Truro. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Oak Tree School under its current framework. 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
Oak Tree School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2014, 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 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.3 | 6.6 | 3.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
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 Tree 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 | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.8 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
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
- 133
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Truro School Preparatory School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Truro
-
Three Bridges2.4 miles
Special schools · Truro
-
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy2.5 miles
Academies · Truro
-
Truro High School3.0 miles
Independent schools · Truro
-
Truro School3.6 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Truro
- Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy Academies
- Pencalenick School Academies
- Three Bridges Special schools
- Truro Nursery School Nursery
- Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackwater Community Primary School Primary
- Bosvigo School Primary
- Chacewater Community Primary School Primary
- Cusgarne Primary School Primary
- Devoran School Primary
- Gerrans School Primary
- Goonhavern Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oak Tree School teach?
- Oak Tree School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Truro.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Tree School?
- The headteacher of Oak Tree School is Mr Matt Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oak Tree School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oak Tree 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 many pupils are at Oak Tree School?
- Oak Tree School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Oak Tree School full?
- Oak Tree School has capacity for 135 pupils and 133 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 Tree School a faith school?
- No. Oak Tree School has no designated religious character.
- How have Oak Tree School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 9.3 in 2022/23 and 3.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oak Tree School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Tree 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.