Middlestone Moor Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Durham · DL16 7DA · County Durham
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenURN 134662
The Oaks Secondary School
Community special school · Spennymoor · DL16 7DB
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
349
Local authority
County Durham
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Spennymoor, County Durham, 349 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 64.8%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty….
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 134662
Location
- Address
- Rock Road
- Postcode
- DL16 7DB
- Town
- Spennymoor
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- Boys / girls
- 239 / 110
- Free school meals
- 64.8%
- FSM pupils
- 195
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Martyn Tweddle
- Telephone
- 01388827380