Oakley School
All-through · Free schools · Ages 0–16 · Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.345 miles
Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 1.505 mi
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Oakley School is an all-through school in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire for ages 0–16 (free schools). Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Oakley School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.345 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 1.505 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.345 miles, nearer than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024; the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.505 miles away.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 57 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families and 31 first-choice families were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Quercus Way, Leamington Spa, CV33 9WN
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 0–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 646 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a school that cares about them and wants them to succeed.”
- “They say that adults know them well and take time to understand their needs.”
- “Many pupils describe staff as kind and approachable, and they value the strong relationships that help them feel settled.”
To improve
- “Some older pupils, particularly those who are quieter, say that they find it harder to ask for help and are not always confident that support will reach them at the right time.”
- “At times, pupils say that learning is less smooth, as low‑level disruption or inconsistent expectations can interrupt their concentration, but they recognise that this is not their experience in every lesson.”
- “They are clear that they do not see the school as unsafe; rather, these moments influence how comfortable and relaxed they feel as they move through the day.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 171 first-preference applications, 170 offers in total, 141 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.
- Brickyard Barn Outdoor Learning Centre 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Arise Education 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- King's High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Warwick School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Warwick Preparatory School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Kingsley School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Emscote School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Arnold Lodge School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade