The Oaks
Phoenix House, Scotia Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6FF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Anderson
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 148037
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782405598
About this school
The Oaks is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 60 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Oaks 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
The Oaks has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Oaks has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
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
- 60
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Nest0.3 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Watermill School1.0 miles
Academies · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Valiant School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Alpha Learning Staffordshire1.3 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
North Road Academy1.6 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hill Academy & College Academies
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire Special schools
- Church Lawton School Free Schools
- Cicely Haughton School Academies
- Draycott Moor College Special schools
- Edison Pace School Special schools
- Emerge School Special schools
- Intuition Holistic Education Special schools
- Kemball School Academies
- Manor Abbey School Free Schools
- Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Newfriars College Other types
Common questions
- What ages does The Oaks teach?
- The Oaks teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of The Oaks?
- The headteacher of The Oaks is Mrs Joanne Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Oaks been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Oaks 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 The Oaks?
- The Oaks has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Oaks full?
- The Oaks has capacity for 60 pupils and 60 on roll (100%), 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 The Oaks a faith school?
- No. The Oaks has no designated religious character.
- Does The Oaks publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Oaks. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.