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Oaks Park High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Damson Way, Carshalton SM5 4NS · oaksparkhigh.org.uk · 020 8647 5842
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.50 mi
- 4.02 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,407
- 1 over 1,406 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.7%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.50 mi (4.02 km) from the school. Source: Sutton Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 215 families put the school first and 270 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 270 | 215 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 270 | 222 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 280 | 226 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 280 | 238 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 276 | 229 | 0.8 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.50 mi4.02 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.5, and 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sutton it was 59.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.61 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 143002)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.8 | −6.6 |
| Sixth form college | 6 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 48.3 | +11 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +2.5 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 students | C (31) | Average +0.23 | |
| 32 students | C (31.1) | Average +0.19 | |
| 28 students | Dist- (30.9) | Above average +0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 48 | C- (26.6) | -0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 32 | D+ (24.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 24 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 46 | C- (25.7) | -0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | D- (18.1) | -0.85 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.4 | +7.7 |
| Further education | 1.9 | −7.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | −4.4 |
| Employment | 30.2 | +4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | +6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | −6.2 |
Ofsted
Oaks Park High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 143002), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143002)
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143002)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143002)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (290 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 290
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 87 parents (30%) with SEND