Oaks Park High School

Oaks Park High School has been rated as good overall, showcasing effective leadership and a strong quality of education. The school provides a supportive environment where students are encouraged to excel academically and develop personally. Notably, the sixth form provision has been identified as outstanding, with students receiving exceptional guidance and achieving commendable results, propelling them towards higher education opportunities. However, the school faces challenges regarding the breadth of the curriculum offered to Year 9 pupils, as they are currently not receiving a comprehensive education experience aligned with national standards.

Strengths

• Strong ambitions for pupil success from leaders
• High levels of attendance and positive behaviour among students
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Well-planned subject programs leading to good GCSE results
• Strong extracurricular activities promoting personal development
• Outstanding sixth form provision with excellent student outcomes

Areas for Improvement

• Year 9 students do not receive a broad enough curriculum
• Some foundation subjects lack sufficient depth in teaching

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Oaks Park High School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.1% of pupils at Oaks Park High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Oaks Park High School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.5% of pupils at Oaks Park High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Oaks Park High School received £8,178 and spent £8,231 for each of its 1,784 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,299,000 (£1,849 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Oaks Park High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oaks Park High School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Oaks Park High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oaks Park High School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Oaks Park High School have?

Oaks Park High School has 1,783 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oaks Park High School cover?

Oaks Park High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Oaks Park High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.3, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Oaks Park High School?

Oaks Park High School is at 45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7PQ.