County Durham
The Oaks Secondary School
GCSE results 2026: every County Durham school ranked · how England did
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.69
- Progress 8
- [-2.05, -1.33]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 70 | 5.0 | — | 1.4% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 72 | 3.5 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 62 | 4.0 | -1.69 | 1.6% | — | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 55 | 3.0 | -1.64 | 1.8% | — | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 48 | 4.8 | -1.86 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in County Durham for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 134662 |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Executive Head Teacher Martyn Tweddle |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DL16 7DB |
| Pupils | 349 |
| FSM eligible | 60.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
https://www.theoaksschool.co.uk/1388827380| DfE number | 7033 |
| UKPRN | 10018241 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2005 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |