Secondary school

Oaks Park High School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Redbridge
  • IG2 7PQ
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 594 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 19%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 24%2021/22: top 31%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 14%14% · 2023/242024/25: top 19%No exams

A-level results

#228 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 LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 853.5 · London 50.17/10 Above+15.1 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths57.6% · London 51.8%7/10 Above+21.9 pts
EBacc point score4.94 · London 4.567/10 Above+12.2 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.63 · London +0.328/10 Above
A level points per entry35.2 · London 34.76/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.6 · 242 pupils · London 522016/17: 49 · 237 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 54.1 · 233 pupils · London 492018/19: 51.8 · 237 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 52.3 · 295 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 52.9 · 291 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 55.5 · 290 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 53.5 · 290 pupils · London 50.1555.548.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 237 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 52% · 233 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 53% · 237 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 54% · 295 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 60% · 291 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 66.9% · 290 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 57.6% · 290 pupils · London 51.8%66.9%48%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.17 · 193 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 29.85 · 193 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 30.74 · 185 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 31.96 · 170 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 37.03 · 154 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 34.89 · 156 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 34.08 · 157 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 35.2 · 139 pupils · London 34.737.0329.17No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
125 of 125 who put it first2014 · 83.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st125125
2nd11761
3rd13746
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/263.8 km
  • 2024/252.5 km
  • 2023/243.6 km
  • 2021/223.7 km

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Outstanding
  3. 2019Good
  4. 2025Ungraded visit

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 (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils said they can be themselves at this school.”
  • “They work hard and achieve exceptionally well, including in the sixth form.”
  • “This is because staff have consistently high expectations of pupils’ work and conduct.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,783
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.5%
First language not English55.5%
SEN support8.5%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils19.7%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

97.4% full · 1,830 places · 288 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 66 responses (3.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school77.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved78.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.6% not applicable41.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year80.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.7% not applicable58.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child77.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school74.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing77.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school81.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development60.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent72.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 85.7
  • Leadership 9.8
  • Teaching assistants 26.6
  • Other support 30.1

Teachers 95.5 FTE · Whole workforce 152.1 · 168 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,178
Spend per pupil£8,231
Staff spend per pupil£6,292
Reserve per pupil£1,849
  • +£3,299,344revenue reserve
  • −£94,773in-year balance

Grants £8,148 · self-generated £207 · premises £355 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

290 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.5%
  • Education93.1%
  • Apprenticeship1%
  • Employment0.3%
  • Not sustained2.4%
  • Unknown3.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

169 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.4%
  • Education70.4%
  • Higher education68%
  • Apprenticeship4.7%
  • Employment8.3%
  • Not sustained13.6%
  • Unknown3%