Oakdale School

  • Special
  • Academy
  • Ages 2 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5LDOpen in maps

Oakdale School is a special school in Dukinfield for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 109 schools in Tameside. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 23 June 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years provision
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

167 pupils on roll, with places for 166

Eligible for free school meals64.1%

64.1%, 37.6 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language15%

15%, 6.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Oakdale School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Cromwell High School0.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Thomas Ashton School0.7 milesOfsted: Inadequate
Tame Bank1 mileNo Ofsted inspection
Arnfield Independent School1 mileOfsted: Good
Stansfield House1 mileNo Ofsted inspection

School details

School type
Academy special converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
Age range
2 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Redmond
Phone
01613679299
Website
oakdale.tameside.sch.uk
Address
Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Local authority
Tameside
URN
151321

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.