PRIMARY Classes 1 – 6. 540 pupils—272 girls and 268 boys

There are 12 classes, with two classes in each year group.

This managed expansion of one class a year has been achieved over the last 6 years organically. With an average of 45 pupils per class. OAKS Primary School now teaches 540 pupils .

The charity employs 14 full time native trained teachers, which includes a head-teacher. There are two classroom assistants, one virtually dedicated to Class 1 and the other to support Maths & Business Studies. They are both engaged in Distant Learning, similar to our Open University, training for a Teaching Certificate.

The school building is ‘L’ shaped in design, incorporating 12 classrooms, staff room, teachers toilets and separate children toilets. There is an outside catering “Baffa” for child meals.

Also included is a medical room, inclusive of a full time nurse, for the benefit of ALL children and teachers ( a unique and extreme rarity in Sierra Leone)

Classes 1 – 3. 260 pupils—135 girls and 125 boys

There are 6 classes of double entry with an average of 45 pupils per class.

Here we have 8 full time native trained teachers, which includes a head-teacher.

All lessons are taken to our GCSE equivalent including sciences and the arts. Last year we had yet another 100% pass rate for all of our pupils in the external entry exam. Students can now continue to A-level equivalent education at our own Senior Secondary School.

Our Senior Secondary School is now complete for the 2026/27 school year, allowing pupils to continue to A-level equivalent education within OAKS. It includes a computer suite and fully stocked science laboratory. The school will take its first external exams in June 2027.