Oaklands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 24 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 100972
- Address
- Old Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, E2 6PR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 907 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.8%
- Girls
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 47.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
Bangladeshi 75.1%
African 7.6%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 3.7%
Other 3.1%
White British 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 59%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 48.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 4.31
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
Admissions
Oaklands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 137
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 15.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 90 51 |
| Year 8 | 175 110 65 |
| Year 9 | 156 93 63 |
| Year 10 | 150 81 69 |
| Year 11 | 142 72 70 |
| Year 12 | 92 56 36 |
| Year 13 | 51 13 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 21.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 85.0% 66.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 66.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 16.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 15.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 1.7% |