The Oaks Academy
Buchan Grove, Crewe, CW2 7NQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Kingdom
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 780
- Pupils on roll
- 681
- URN
- 147654
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270661223
About this school
The Oaks Academy is a secondary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 681 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Oaks Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 64 | 96 | 84 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.0 | 34.2 | 35.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -1.05 to -0.34 | -0.50 -0.82 to -0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 9% | 16.7% | 20.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 25% | 39.6% | 47.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 36.5% | 32.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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 The Oaks Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 536 |
| 2023/24 | 618 |
| 2024/25 | 648 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Oaks Academy compares
The Oaks Academy ranked 19th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.4 | 7.6% | 49.4% | 681 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 47.7 | 6.7% | 19.3% | 642 | 0.3 miles |
| Ruskin Community High School | 37.9 | 9.1% | 32.7% | 713 | 0.4 miles |
| Crewe Engineering and Design UTC | 32.4 | 10.8% | 34.8% | 299 | 0.9 miles |
| Cheshire Studio School | 24 | 18.3% | 50% | 0 | 0.9 miles |
| Sir William Stanier School | 28.4 | 13.6% | 46.2% | 633 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.38%
- English as an additional language
- 45.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.58%
- Persistent absence
- 24.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Ruskin Community High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Crewe
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Crewe Engineering and Design UTC0.9 miles
Secondary · Crewe
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Cheshire Studio School0.9 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Sir William Stanier School1.4 miles
Secondary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
The Oaks Academy ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Crewe.
- Cheshire Studio School Secondary
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Secondary
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Secondary
- Madeley High School Secondary
- Ruskin Community High School Secondary
- Sir William Stanier School Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic High School Secondary
- Westminster Nursery School Nursery
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Oaks Academy teach?
- The Oaks Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of The Oaks Academy?
- The headteacher of The Oaks Academy is Mr Peter Kingdom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Oaks Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Oaks Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Oaks Academy?
- The Oaks Academy has 681 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Oaks Academy full?
- The Oaks Academy has capacity for 780 pupils and 681 on roll (87%), 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 The Oaks Academy a faith school?
- No. The Oaks Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Oaks Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Oaks Academy is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Oaks Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33 in 2022/23 and 35.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Oaks Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- The Oaks Academy ranked 19th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Oaks Academy's absence rate?
- The Oaks Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Oaks Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Oaks Academy'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 10 July 2026.