The Oaks Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cheshire East
Buchan Grove, Crewe, CW2 7NQ
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
24.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity used
Has space87%
780 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
93 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
111
Places offered
218
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 93 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 7 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 218 | 102 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Peter Kingdom
- Address
- Buchan Grove, Crewe, CW2 7NQ
- Phone
- 01270661223
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Crewe West · Crewe and Nantwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147654
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
681 pupils · 780 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 688 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 20.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 84 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 83 | 4% | 30% | 51% | |
| English Language | 83 | 4% | 25% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 82 | 4% | 23% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 66 | 2% | 11% | 24% | |
| History | 46 | 0% | 9% | 13% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 23% | 66% | 77% | |
| Geography | 32 | 13% | 41% | 53% | |
| Design & Technology | 20 | 0% | 45% | 80% | |
| Biology | 17 | 12% | 71% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 17 | 6% | 24% | 59% | |
| Physics | 16 | 0% | 44% | 69% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 44% | 81% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.