Side by side
Oak Lodge School and Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Oak Lodge School takes ages 11 to 19; Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre takes ages 2 to 11.
- The two schools are 2.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Oak Lodge School | Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 190 DfE register | 176 DfE register |
| Borough | Barnet DfE register | Barnet DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 5 March 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 4 December 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 37.7% DfE register | 47.4% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 36.7% school census 2024/25 | 55.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 19.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.4 DfE workforce census | 7.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 11% DfE, 2024/25 | 8.5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.