Oaklands Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 137345
- Address
- Stakes Hill Road, PO7 7BW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1367 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 11.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 59.2%
Mixed 10.8%
Indian 9.5%
Other White 8.3%
African 5.5%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 2%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.53
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 90 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 231 |
Admissions
Oaklands Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 117
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 60
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 232 104 128 |
| Year 8 | 231 115 116 |
| Year 9 | 232 115 117 |
| Year 10 | 232 113 119 |
| Year 11 | 232 110 122 |
| Year 12 | 116 49 67 |
| Year 13 | 92 38 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 59.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 19.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 2.4% |