Oakwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 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
- 1600 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 76.6%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 5.9%
African 3.3%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.9
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| Dance | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 285 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 279 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| French | GCSE | 37 |
Admissions
Oakwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 322
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 325 185 140 |
| Year 8 | 330 172 158 |
| Year 9 | 326 167 159 |
| Year 10 | 328 174 154 |
| Year 11 | 291 152 139 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |