Oakbridge Special Education, Edgware
Oakbridge Special Education is a special school for pupils aged 19 to 25 in Edgware. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Oakbridge Special Education in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Oakbridge Special Education are Langdon College (0.2 miles, Inadequate); Woodlands School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); LD Training Services Limited (0.9 miles); and Northway School (1.4 miles, Outstanding).
Langdon CollegeWoodlands SchoolLD Training Services LimitedNorthway School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Edgware Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitchurch Lane, 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oakbridge Special Education 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 · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Personal development (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Oakbridge Special Education
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Oakbridge Special Education is in Barnet; for families living there:
Apply to Barnet for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 136
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 136 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 20 serious and 115 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
21 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 Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 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 - Edgware
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Edgware
Across Barnet council
Places available
4,618
Applications
3,998
Got 1st preference
72.7%
Got preferred school
93.2%
All secondary applications across Barnet council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
Special educational needs provision
Oakbridge Special Education is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Oakbridge Special Education
What is Oakbridge Special Education's Ofsted rating?
Oakbridge Special Education was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Oakbridge Special Education?
No fixed boundary. When Oakbridge Special Education is oversubscribed, Barnet allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Oakbridge Special Education have specialist SEN provision?
Oakbridge Special Education is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Oakbridge Special Education?
Apply through Barnet's coordinated admissions process, naming Oakbridge Special Education on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Oakbridge Special Education?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 136 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 20 serious and 115 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 21 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 Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Oakbridge Special Education?
Oakbridge Special Education is at 30 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7EQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)