Oakwood Park Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136727
- Address
- Oakwood Park, ME16 8AH
- Website
- http://www.opgs.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1068 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 94.6%
- Girls
- 5.4%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.9%
White British 71.5%
Other White 6.8%
African 6.3%
Mixed 5.4%
Indian 3.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.72
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 91%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 92%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 66.5
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.2
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 26 |
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 4 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
Biology | GCSE | 106 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 105 |
Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Oakwood Park Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 213
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 160 160 0 |
Year 8 | 153 153 0 |
Year 9 | 160 160 0 |
Year 10 | 159 159 0 |
Year 11 | 156 156 0 |
Year 12 | 146 112 34 |
Year 13 | 134 110 24 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 97.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 6.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 87.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 82.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.4% 1.7% |
Nearby schools
- Maidstone and Malling Alternative ProvisionGood
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
- St Augustine AcademyRequires improvement
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneGood
- St Michael's Church of England Infant School MaidstoneOutstanding
- St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolGood
- West Borough Primary SchoolGood