Oaks Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 9 2019 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
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 133405
- Address
- 45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, IG2 7PQ
- Website
- http://oakspark.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1833 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 57.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
Bangladeshi 19%
Pakistani 18.3%
Indian 16.1%
Other White 11.5%
Other Asian 9.3%
Mixed 7.7%
African 5.2%
White British 4%
Other 2.3%
Other Black 2.2%
Caribbean 2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.9
Local authority average 54.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.85
Local authority average 4.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 116 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 116 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Oaks Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 153
- From another Local Authority
- 59
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 40
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 298 158 140 |
| Year 8 | 301 161 140 |
| Year 9 | 298 180 118 |
| Year 10 | 296 145 151 |
| Year 11 | 297 161 136 |
| Year 12 | 166 84 82 |
| Year 13 | 177 90 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 94.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 16.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 73.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 86.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 36.0% 32.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 32.0% 29.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |