Oakwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 125273
- Address
- Balcombe Road, RH6 9AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1572 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 76.3%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 6.5%
African 2.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.58
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.61
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 264 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 261 |
Admissions
Oakwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 326
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 308
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 285
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 328 172 156 |
| Year 8 | 329 168 161 |
| Year 9 | 329 173 156 |
| Year 10 | 298 157 141 |
| Year 11 | 288 156 132 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 59.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |