Oakdale School
Special school in Dukinfield, Tameside. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Apr 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 23 June 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This inspection was given to Oakdale School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Oakdale School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2029
The last inspection was in April 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 0.1 milesCromwell High School
Not inspected yet
- 0.7 milesThomas Ashton School
Inadequate (Nov 2023) Special measures
- 2.4 milesHawthorns School
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
- 2.6 milesSamuel Laycock School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 4.1 milesNew Bridge School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.