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Oaks Park High School

Secondary · Carshalton · SM5 4NS

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 October 2023

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At a glance

1,407 pupils · 100% of 1,406 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.oaksparkhigh.org.uk
URN
147538

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 215 families named it first for 270 Year 7 places, 0.80 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 4019 m (≈2.50 mi); distance decided places in 3 of the 3 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2024 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 12 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.80 first-choice applications per place

270 places offered · 215 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 4019 m (≈2.50 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4019 m (≈2.50 mi)

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

208 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
42.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
64.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
38%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.6
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
31
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school42.5
Median of its 12 closest peers44.2
Sutton average62.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Crestwood Community SchoolEastleigh · 58 miles awayGood38.1
Pilton Community CollegeBarnstaple · 170 miles awayGood46.4
Dereham Neatherd High SchoolDereham · 104 miles awayRequires improvement47.4
The Bourne AcademyBournemouth · 86 miles awayGood44.2
Fareham AcademyFareham · 56 miles awayNeeds attention38.5
The Pingle AcademySwadlincote · 115 miles awayNeeds attention39.2
High Tunstall College of ScienceHartlepool · 235 miles awayRequires improvement44.3
Bushey Meads SchoolBushey · 22 miles awayRequires improvement43.6
Bodmin CollegeBodmin · 207 miles awayRequires improvement46
Rainford High SchoolSt Helens · 186 miles awayExpected standard50.6
Pittville SchoolCheltenham · 90 miles awayGood (2019)47.5
Crookhorn CollegeWaterlooville · 50 miles awayGood42.6

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
58 of 60 places taken nearly full

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 64% (Sutton 30%, England 59%) · Any other White background 7% (Sutton 9%, England 7%) · Not recorded 6% (Sutton 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Sutton 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Sutton 5%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (Sutton 7%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Sutton 12%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Sutton 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Sutton 14%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Sutton 5%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Sutton 2%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

22.62 suspensions per 100 pupils and 8 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sutton: 7.19 suspensions and 0.11 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £61,033; 11% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,485
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 3% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £977,000; in-year balance -£85,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
94%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
36%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
36%
Any sustained destination
85%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.8%62.3%
Social housing3.9%17.1%
Privately rented11.4%20.5%
Detached houses31%22.9%
Flats10%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms37.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004108 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£600,000154 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£431,000–£785,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (36)£900,000
Semi-detached (50)£666,500
Terraced (41)£500,000
Flat (27)£290,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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