Oaks Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 147538
- Address
- Damson Way, SM5 4NS
- Website
- www.oaksparkhigh.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1298 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.8%
- Persistent absence
- 32.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 67.4%
Mixed 9.2%
Unclassified 6%
Other White 5.6%
African 2.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 1.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.45
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 49%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 68%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.3
Local authority average 59.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 5.37
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 16 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 55 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
Admissions
Oaks Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 80
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 267 149 118 |
| Year 8 | 268 141 127 |
| Year 9 | 243 132 111 |
| Year 10 | 216 122 94 |
| Year 11 | 206 99 107 |
| Year 12 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 13 | 53 32 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 93.8% 86.0% |
Further education | 37.0% 20.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 69.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 3.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 1.8% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 2.5% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 85.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 48.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 2.2% |