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Oaklands School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Old Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 6PR · oaklands.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 7613 1014
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Tower Hamlets 47.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 902
- 90% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 62.6%
- First language not English
- 50.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 86 | 67 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 87 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 137 | 94 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 97 | 0.7 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 106 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.4, and 53.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tower Hamlets it was 47.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.68 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 77.4 | +9.3 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 13.1 | −8.4 |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | B (38.6) | Average +0.10 | |
| 38 students | B (38.6) | Average +0.09 | |
| 25 students | Dist*- (42.3) | Well above average +1.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 45 | B- (35.7) | +0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 32 | C+ (34.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 46 | C+ (34.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 40 | C+ (32.8) | -0.52 |
| 2017/18 | 45 | C- (28.2) | -0.40 |
| 2016/17 | 50 | C+ (34.2) | +0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 37 | C (30.5) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.4 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 2.4 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 16.9 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20.5 | +8.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −2.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Oaklands School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 19
- 2% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied