The school converted to an academy in January 2017. Its last inspection as a maintained school was in December 2013, when its overall effectiveness was judged as outstanding. Currently, Oak Lodge is the only school in the Barnet Special Education Trust, a multiacademy trust. The local governing body has full responsibility for governance, and its work is overseen by the trust board. The school is also part of the Moon partnership, which is made up of all the special schools in Barnet. All the pupils have an education, health and care plan; the majority for autistic spectrum disorders, moderate learning difficulties or other complex needs, including medical conditions. There are more boys than girls. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is well above the national average. Pupils are taught in mixed-age classes based on their cognitive level in all key stages.