Oaks Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sutton
Damson Way, Carshalton, SM5 4NS
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/10/2023
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
27.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,407
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,406 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
208 of 222 families who put it first got an offer
270
Places offered
768
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 222 | 208 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 33 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 117 | 16 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 275 | 13 | ● 5% |
| Total | 768 | 270 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 123 applications came from outside the council area (30 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amit Amin
- Address
- Damson Way, Carshalton, SM5 4NS
- Phone
- 02086475842
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Carshalton South & Clockhouse · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147538
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHEAM ACADEMIES NETWORK
1,407 pupils · 1,406 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,300 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 38.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.64 | — | — |
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 | 42.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 208 | — |
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 | 31.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 32 | — |
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 | 208 | 13% | 43% | 67% | |
| English Language | 208 | 18% | 50% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 186 | 18% | 57% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 148 | 1% | 23% | 53% | |
| History | 123 | 15% | 35% | 48% | |
| Business | 80 | 4% | 25% | 38% | |
| Geography | 79 | 20% | 48% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 2% | 21% | 35% | |
| Biology | 50 | 28% | 76% | 96% | |
| Physics | 50 | 46% | 90% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 36% | 68% | 94% | |
| Social Studies | 48 | 4% | 23% | 44% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 14% | |
| Sociology | 7 | 14% | 29% | 100% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 43% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17068: Oaks Park High School,Carshalton
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 36% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 45% | — | — |
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 Sutton 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.