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Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre and The Windmill School

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What differs

  • Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre takes ages 2 to 11; The Windmill School takes ages 5 to 19.
  • Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre has 176 pupils; The Windmill School has 63.
  • The two schools are 2.6 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactOakleigh School & Acorn Assessment CentreThe Windmill School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community special school

DfE register

State-funded: Special free school

DfE register

Ages2 to 11

DfE register

5 to 19

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils176

DfE register

63

DfE register

BoroughBarnet

DfE register

Barnet

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 4 December 2024: Standards maintained

Ofsted

Not published
Pupils
Eligible for free school meals47.4%

DfE register

38.7%

DfE register

English as an additional language55.1%

school census 2024/25

10%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support19.1%

school census 2024/25

0%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher7.4

DfE workforce census

4.8

DfE workforce census

Overall absence8.5%

DfE, 2024/25

13.7%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. 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.

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