Secondary school

Oak Wood School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Hillingdon
  • UB10 9HT
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,868 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 60%60% · 2017/182018/19: top 89%2021/22: top 70%2022/23: top 90%2023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 88%No exams

A-level results

#423 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 837.6 · London 50.11/10 Well below London−8.6 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths33.3% · London 51.8%2/10 Well below London
EBacc point score3.51 · London 4.561/10 Well below London
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.24 · London +0.322/10 Well below London+6.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry25.03 · London 34.71/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.8 · 79 pupils · London 522016/17: 40.9 · 58 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 44.1 · 50 pupils · London 492018/19: 37.9 · 69 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 44.4 · 173 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 36.6 · 211 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 38.5 · 232 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 37.6 · 228 pupils · London 50.1545.836.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 58 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 44% · 50 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 32% · 69 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 39% · 173 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 29% · 211 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 33.2% · 232 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 33.3% · 228 pupils · London 51.8%48%29%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.48 · 35 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 28.16 · 35 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 30.28 · 25 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 22.18 · 25 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 27.31 · 27 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 21.93 · 40 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 24.95 · 78 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 25.03 · 86 pupils · London 34.730.4821.93No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
101 of 101 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st101101
2nd10042
3rd9518
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/266.0 km
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered
  • 2020/21All offered
  • 2019/2017.2 km

Inspections · 2011–2022

  1. 2011Satisfactory
  2. 2013Requires improvement
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2019Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils at Oak Wood School are polite, friendly and confident.”
  • “They are part of a diverse community and get along well with each other.”
  • “The school’s ethos is for pupils to dream, learn and grow.”

To improve

  • “Some teachers do not check effectively that pupils have recalled knowledge they have learned before.”
  • “This means that some pupils fail to link new learning to what they already know or fail to embed content that was taught in previous terms.”
  • “Leaders should ensure that teachers think carefully about how best they can consolidate pupils’ prior learning.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,275
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.8%
First language not English35.4%
SEN support9.6%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)10.4%
Persistently absent pupils30.1%

Girls 36.9%Boys 63.1%

94.4% full · 1,350 places · 187 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 36 responses (2.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school77.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school72.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved69.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 38.9% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year75% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.2% not applicable64.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?30.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 30.6% who said Yes above54.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75% agree
  • My child does well at this school72.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing83.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school77.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development72.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent72.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 65.4
  • Leadership 11
  • Teaching assistants 19.2
  • Other support 41.8

Teachers 76.4 FTE · Whole workforce 137.4 · 155 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,960
Spend per pupil£9,199
Staff spend per pupil£7,235
Reserve per pupil−£2,060
  • −£2,627,108revenue reserve
  • −£304,617in-year balance

Grants £8,699 · self-generated £261 · premises £523 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

232 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86.6%
  • Education83.2%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment0.9%
  • Not sustained6.5%
  • Unknown6.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

95 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.1%
  • Education56.8%
  • Higher education54.7%
  • Apprenticeship7.4%
  • Employment16.8%
  • Not sustained11.6%
  • Unknown7.4%