OA - North View, Tilbury
OA - North View is a special school for pupils aged 9 to 14 in Tilbury.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
OA - North View in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to OA - North View are Treetops School (1.8 miles, Outstanding); Pier View Academy (1.8 miles, Good); Treetops Free School (1.8 miles, Good); and LINK19 College (2.7 miles, Requires improvement).
Treetops SchoolPier View AcademyTreetops Free SchoolLINK19 College
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tilbury Town Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Raphael Avenue (n-bound), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood OA - North View stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's October 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
North View is specifically designed for pupils with complex SEND and offers a supportive, therapeutic environment with carefully planned enrichment activities. The school combines strong academic foundations in English and maths with extensive practical life skills development, including outdoor learning and work experience opportunities. Staff receive specialist training and the school has comprehensive safeguarding systems in place to help all pupils feel safe and supported.
Key Strengths
- Well-designed, tailored curriculum with strong focus on English, phonics and maths
- Comprehensive therapeutic support including counsellors, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists
- Extensive enrichment activities including outdoor learning, skiing, trampolining and work experience
- Strong safeguarding framework with trained designated leads and weekly oversight meetings
- Clear focus on developing pupils' independence and life skills through practical experiences
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a well-trained team of designated leads, weekly safeguarding meetings, clear oversight chain, termly staff training, and targeted teaching to mitigate contextual risks specific to pupils' SEND.
Extracurricular Activities
Skiing, trampolining, swimming, team-building activities, theatre and museum trips, travel training, shopping trips, workplace experiences, outdoor learning, extra-curricular clubs based on pupil interests
OA - North View is a proposed special school for pupils with SEND and EHC plans, designed to provide a broad, balanced curriculum with therapeutic support and practical life skills development.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with OA - North View
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Thurrock is 12 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Tilbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tilbury
Across Thurrock council
Places available
2,395
Applications
2,478
Got 1st preference
74.8%
Got preferred school
92.7%
All secondary applications across Thurrock council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
-%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
OA - North View is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
0
Total Pupils
0
Boys
0
Girls
2026 academic year
Questions parents ask about OA - North View
Does OA - North View have specialist SEN provision?
OA - North View is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to OA - North View?
OA - North View is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near OA - North View?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Thurrock is 12 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is OA - North View?
OA - North View is at Former Little Pirates, North View Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 7RT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)