Oakwood Community School, Leicestershire
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Oakwood Community School excels at creating a calm, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, valued and listened to. Staff know pupils well and provide warm, attentive care. The school maintains high staff-to-pupil ratios and excellent safeguarding practices to support pupils with special educational needs.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is effective with up-to-date policies, well-trained staff, and thorough record-keeping
- Staff provide warm, nurturing care with pupils feeling valued, respected and safe
- High staff-to-pupil ratios ensure pupils' special needs are met and they are kept safe
- Premises are well-maintained with suitable facilities including medical rooms, outdoor spaces and a mature woodland
- Strong leadership with proven track record of successfully managing previous expansions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has up-to-date policies, suitably trained designated safeguarding leads, staff receive frequent training specific to pupils' SEND needs, and staff understand procedures to report concerns promptly with thorough record-keeping.
Oakwood Community School is an independent special school for pupils aged 5-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The school has applied to increase its pupil capacity from 100 to 120 pupils across two sites.
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
70%
Available places
84 pupils
120 capacity
36 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leicestershire
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicestershire
Admissions Demand - Leicestershire
Places available
8,594
Applications
7,352
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Secondary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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