Oaks Park High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Redbridge
45-65 Oaks Lane, Ilford, IG2 7PQ
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/10/2019
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
19.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,783
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,830 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
171 of 182 families who put it first got an offer
293
Places offered
694
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 182 | 171 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 120 | 58 | ● 48% |
| 3rd preference | 101 | 33 | ● 33% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 291 | 31 | ● 11% |
| Total | 694 | 293 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Redbridge lets families list 6 preferences. 41 applications came from outside the council area (16 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanne Hamill
- Address
- 45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7PQ
- Phone
- 02085902245
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Ward / constituency
- Aldborough · Ilford North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 133405
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 58% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,783 pupils · 1,830 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 19
08 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,553 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.63 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.08 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 290 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.2 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 139 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 288 | 33% | 63% | 79% | |
| English Language | 288 | 15% | 65% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 286 | 31% | 75% | 85% | |
| Geography | 190 | 21% | 50% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 175 | 7% | 37% | 62% | |
| History | 140 | 40% | 62% | 73% | |
| Business | 118 | 19% | 53% | 70% | |
| Biology | 112 | 56% | 99% | 99% | |
| Physics | 111 | 59% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 111 | 55% | 98% | 99% | |
| Spanish | 97 | 45% | 75% | 82% | |
| French | 88 | 28% | 55% | 66% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 46 | 4% | 20% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 45 | 0% | 20% | 49% | |
| Mathematics | 43 | 9% | 33% | 58% | |
| Economics | 25 | 0% | 8% | 40% | |
| Biology | 22 | 9% | 18% | 36% | |
| Physics | 22 | 5% | 41% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 0% | 25% | 55% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 5% | 11% | 37% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 5% | 16% | 68% | |
| Government and Politics | 18 | 6% | 22% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 13% | 33% | 47% | |
| History | 9 | 11% | 22% | 56% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 16535: Oaks Park High School, Essex
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 75% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Redbridge council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.