Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is an outstanding school where children with complex learning needs flourish. Teachers understand your child's individual needs deeply and provide highly tailored support to help them make excellent progress. The school creates a warm, inclusive community where all children develop strong learning attitudes and feel safe and secure.
Key Strengths
- Pupils of all abilities make excellent progress in literacy, communication and mathematics skills
- Teachers fully understand pupils' needs and provide highly effective support to overcome learning difficulties
- Outstanding promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development creates a supportive and tolerant learning community
- Excellent attitudes to learning and outstanding behaviour both in and outside classrooms
- Rigorous systems to track progress and ensure equality of opportunity for all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Recently appointed middle leaders need to develop more formal monitoring and evaluation systems to identify areas for improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are rigorous and fully meet national requirements, with staff monitoring pupils' progress, attendance and behaviour with equal rigor across both school sites.
Extracurricular Activities
Lunchtime and after-school clubs, sports coaching from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, outdoor physical education activities, international school links
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre is an outstanding special school for pupils aged 2-11 with severe and complex learning difficulties. Under inspirational leadership, the school has sustained high levels of achievement and personal development.
At a Glance
47.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
28 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Barnet
Places available
4,877
Applications
4,221
Got 1st preference
72.4%
Got preferred school
92.6%
Secondary admissions across Barnet (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.48964%
Overall absence
28.45528%
Persistent absence
123
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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