Oathall Community College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 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
West Sussex
Unique reference
126085
Address
Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, RH16 2AQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1303 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
7.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.7%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 5.5%
African 2.2%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 63%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 58%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 51.5
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.8
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)Technical Award36
Health StudiesTechnical Award24
Art & DesignGCSE40
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE46
Business Studies:SingleGCSE80
ChemistryGCSE44
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE20
DanceGCSE8
Applied EngineeringGCSE17
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Oathall Community College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
265
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
255
2nd preference
283
3rd preference
123
From another Local Authority
23
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
243
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
279
139
140
Year 8
272
119
153
Year 9
266
131
135
Year 10
255
125
130
Year 11
231
118
113
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
87.5%
85.5%
Further education
55.0%
40.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
3.0%
26.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
30.0%
19.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.4%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023