Oakley School
Quercus Way, Leamington Spa, CV33 9WN
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 0 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Kaye
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,354
- Pupils on roll
- 646
- URN
- 149717
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926290646
About this school
Oakley School is an all-through academy in Leamington Spa. It teaches children aged 0 to 16 and has 646 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Oakley 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 377 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakley School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.3% | 27.9% | 646 | — |
| Aylesford School Warwick | 39.9 | 11.9% | 25.7% | 1,065 | 2.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | 5.2% | 21.9% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School | — | 3.6% | 20.4% | 238 | 0.8 miles |
| St. Margaret's CofE Junior School | — | 4.7% | 16.2% | 356 | 0.8 miles |
| Heathcote Primary School | — | 5.3% | 24.2% | 428 | 0.8 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)
- 27.85%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.31%
- Persistent absence
- 27.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aylesford School Warwick2.9 miles
All-through · Warwick
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
St. Margaret's CofE Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leamington Spa
-
Heathcote Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warwick
Other schools in Leamington Spa
- Whitnash Nursery School Nursery
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Infant School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Primary
- Harbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Community Primary School Primary
- Lighthorne Heath Primary School Primary
- Lillington Primary School Primary
- Milverton Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oakley School teach?
- Oakley School teaches children aged 0 to 16. It is an all-through school in Leamington Spa.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakley School?
- The headteacher of Oakley School is Mrs Sarah Kaye, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakley 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 Oakley School?
- Oakley School has 646 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 16.
- Is Oakley School full?
- Oakley School has capacity for 1,354 pupils and 646 on roll (48%), 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 Oakley School a faith school?
- No. Oakley School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oakley School a selective school?
- No. Oakley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Oakley School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakley School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oakley School?
- Oakley School is part of STOWE VALLEY MULTI 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 Oakley School have?
- The schools register lists Oakley School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Oakley School's absence rate?
- Oakley School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Oakley School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oakley School. 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 15 July 2026.