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Oakwood School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Balcombe Road, Horley RH6 9AE · oakwood.surrey.sch.uk · 01293 785363
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,610
- 10 over 1,600 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- 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: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 250 families put the school first and 309 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 | 309 | 250 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 322 | 257 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 326 | 308 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 333 | 273 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 327 | 299 | 0.9 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43, and 33.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43 | 46 | ||
| ▼33.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.9 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 45.6 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 37.1 | +2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 2.8 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Oakwood School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (264 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Positive
- 44%
- Replies
- 264
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 82 parents (31%) whose child was bullied
based on 98 parents (37%) with SEND