The Oaks Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Crewe · CW2 7NQ · Cheshire East
Ages 11–16
- Att834.2
- P8-0.5
- EM5+17%
- Absence7.8%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 139764
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Academy converter · Crewe · CW2 8AE
Ages 11–16 · 642 pupils · Cheshire East
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
47.9
Overall absence
7.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.26
−20+2
Attainment 847.9
English & maths grade 5+42%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry63%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised3.2%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 688
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
642 pupils · 640 places
- Pupils on roll
- 642
- Boys / girls
- 316 / 326
- School capacity
- 640
- Capacity fill
- 642 / 640 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 17%
- FSM pupils
- 109
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SOUTH CHESHIRE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SOUTH CHESHIRE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Packham
Location
- Address
- Dane Bank Avenue
- Postcode
- CW2 8AE
- Town
- Crewe
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- District
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Crewe, Cheshire East, 642 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ruskin Community High School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextCommunity school · Secondary
Crewe · CW2 7JT · Cheshire East
Ages 11–16
- Att842.2
- P8-0.2
- EM5+31%
- Absence9.5%
0.6 miles away
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
Ofsted: Not judgedUniversity technical college · Secondary
Crewe · CW1 2PZ · Cheshire East
Ages 14–19
- Att832.8
- P8-1.0
- EM5+20%
- Absence12.7%
1.2 miles away
Cheshire Studio School
Ofsted: School remains GoodStudio schools · Secondary
Crewe · CW1 2PZ · Cheshire East
Ages 14–19
- Att822.9
- P8-1.6
- EM5+17%
- Absence18.3%
1.2 miles away
Shavington Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Shavington · CW2 5DH · Cheshire East
Ages 11–16
- Att845.1
- P80.0
- EM5+43%
- Absence8.3%
1.4 miles away
Sir William Stanier School
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Crewe · CW1 4EB · Cheshire East
Ages 11–16
- Att829.6
- P8-0.9
- EM5+15%
- Absence12.3%
1.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Packham
- Telephone
- 01270568014