Oakmoor School

Oakmoor School demonstrates a strong performance overall, exhibiting notable strengths particularly in safeguarding, attendance, and community values. With high expectations set by leaders, the school's commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment has resulted in improved attendance and positive behavior among pupils. Although the curriculum is carefully sequenced to promote knowledge retention and foundational skills, the school acknowledges that achievement in national assessments still requires significant improvement. Leaders are actively working on strategies to address these concerns as they guide the school towards better outcomes for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities.

Strengths

• Strong culture of safeguarding where pupils feel safe.
• Significant improvement in attendance with a supportive approach towards individual needs.
• Positive behavior among pupils, contributing to a calm and community-oriented atmosphere.
• Carefully sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge steadily over time.
• Effective support systems for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not achieve as well as they should in national assessments.
• Writing and oracy support needs further development to ensure consistency.

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 Oakmoor School attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.4% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Oakmoor 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 Oakmoor School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.6% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Oakmoor School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 3 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 2024–25 Oakmoor School received £8,616 and spent £7,948 for each of its 882 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £361,000 (£409 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, income was £7,095 and spending £7,150 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bordon · Hampshire local authority: places and applications

Oakmoor School is part of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy Bordon
• Bordon Junior School Bordon
• Bordon Infant School Bordon
• Woodlea Primary School Bordon
• Fernhurst Primary School Haslemere
• Berewood Primary School Waterlooville
• Newlands Primary Academy Waterlooville
• Kingsham Primary School Chichester
• Court Lane Infant Academy Portsmouth
• Court Lane Junior Academy Portsmouth

What is Oakmoor School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakmoor School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Oakmoor School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakmoor School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Oakmoor School have?

Oakmoor School has 912 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakmoor School cover?

Oakmoor School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Oakmoor School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.2, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Oakmoor School?

Oakmoor School is at Budds Lane, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 0JB.