Oaklands School, Hungerford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Oaklands School places pupil safety and well-being at the heart of everything it does. Staff are highly trained in safeguarding and understand the specific vulnerabilities of children with SEND, creating a vigilant, caring environment. The school provides spacious, attractive classrooms and maintains a high staff-to-pupil ratio to ensure every child gets the support they need.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is a top priority with comprehensive staff training and systematic recording of all concerns
- Strong pastoral care and vigilant approach to protecting vulnerable pupils with SEND
- Well-maintained premises with spacious, welcoming classrooms and good facilities
- High staff-to-pupil ratio (typically 8 pupils per class) ensuring safe supervision
- Careful, gradual growth plans with adequate staffing and leadership structure in place
Areas for Improvement
- School initially had not completed prohibition checks for some staff at the start of inspection, though this was quickly resolved
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school gives priority to pupils' well-being with comprehensive staff training, systematic concern recording, and strong vigilance reflecting pupils' vulnerability due to SEND.
Extracurricular Activities
Use of local leisure centre for physical education, social and life skills visits to cafeteria for older pupils
Oaklands School is an independent special school for pupils aged 5-16 with complex special educational needs. The school is likely to meet all relevant independent school standards if its proposal to increase pupil numbers from 58 to 80 is approved.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
60 pupils
80 capacity
20 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hungerford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hungerford
Admissions Demand - West Berkshire
Places available
2,143
Applications
1,749
Got 1st preference
88.3%
Got preferred school
97.4%
Secondary admissions across West Berkshire (2025/26)
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