Oakfield Short Stay School is for school aged children who have been permanently excluded from school or are at risk of permanent exclusion. Parents cannot choose to send their child directly to Oakfield.

A child who has been permanently excluded from their school will have a placement offered at Oakfield. Children who may be at risk of permanent exclusion can be discussed by their school at a forum, facilitated by Oakfield School to School support. This meeting will suggest ideas to improve the child's behaviour, so they can become more effective learners in their own school.

In some cases a child may join Oakfield as a Dual Registered child for two days a week at Secondary to support in the prevention of a permanent exclusion.  

All children will remain at Oakfield until the appropriate assessments have been undertaken. The aim is that within 20 weeks the child will return to a mainstream school or go to an educational establishment which will better meet their needs. Dual Registered children will return to their mainstream school, while permanently excluded children will go to another primary school.

Re-admission to Oakfield is via the process outline. There is no direct route back into the school. Throughout the process Oakfield staff will help you.