Secondary school

Oakbank School

  • Free School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Wokingham
  • RG7 1ER
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,396 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 88%88%2017/18: top 49%49% · 2017/182018/19: top 87%2021/22: top 67%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 70%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 841.3 · South East 463/10 Below−5.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths38% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below
EBacc point score3.58 · South East 4.034/10 Below−10 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.38 · South East +0.013/10 Below+10.9 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2016/17: 38.4 · 62 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 46.1 · 73 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 38.3 · 105 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 45.2 · 87 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 41.8 · 96 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 41.8 · 105 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 41.3 · 92 pupils · South East 4646.138.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 62 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 41% · 73 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 18% · 105 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 41% · 87 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 38% · 96 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 42.9% · 105 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 38% · 92 pupils · South East 44.8%42.9%18%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 91.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd155
3rd61

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2014–2025

  • Personal developmentInadequate
  • Quality of educationInadequate
  • Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
  • Leadership and managementInadequate
  • SafeguardingNot effective
  1. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  2. 2016Goodas predecessor
  3. 2020Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2024All areas Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2025Ungraded visitas predecessor

inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026300
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.5%
First language not English9.1%
SEN support25.6%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)11.5%
Persistently absent pupils34.1%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

53.6% full · 560 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.7
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 14.4
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 5
  • Other support 16.1

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 41.5 · 45 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

105 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.6%
  • Education78.1%
  • Apprenticeship7.6%
  • Employment1.9%
  • Not sustained2.9%
  • Unknown9.5%