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Oakbank School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green, Hyde End Lane, Reading RG7 1ER · oakbankschool.co.uk · 0118 988 3616
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 41.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Wokingham 53, England 45.9
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 300
- 54% of 560 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- First language not English
- 11%
- 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: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 14 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 24 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 109 | 77 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 71 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 110 | 94 | 0.9 | 93% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.8, and 42.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wokingham it was 53, and across England 45.9.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138367)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.3 | −6.2 |
| Sixth form college | 11.4 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 53.3 | +9.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6 | +3 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +0.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138367)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Oakbank School on 13 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138367)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138367), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138367)
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138367)
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138367)
May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138367)