Oak Wood School
Sutton Court Road, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Cowling
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,275
- URN
- 102449
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895237350
About this school
Oak Wood School is a foundation secondary school in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,275 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 211 | 232 | 228 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | 38.5 | 37.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -0.91 to -0.48 | -0.24 -0.44 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 33.2% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 53% | 53.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 71.1% | 79.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oak Wood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.6 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,232 |
| 2023/24 | 1,247 |
| 2024/25 | 1,287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oak Wood School compares
Oak Wood School ranked 18th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.6 | 10.4% | 39.8% | 1,275 | — |
| Swakeleys School for Girls | 55.9 | 7.5% | 27.6% | 1,404 | 0.1 miles |
| Bishopshalt School | 58.7 | 5.7% | 27.4% | 1,239 | 0.6 miles |
| De Salis Studio College | 43.8 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 174 | 0.7 miles |
| Hewens College | 34 | 10.9% | 38.8% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Uxbridge High School | 43 | 6.4% | 39.3% | 1,329 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.75%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.38%
- Persistent absence
- 30.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swakeleys School for Girls0.1 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Bishopshalt School0.6 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
De Salis Studio College0.7 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Hewens College0.7 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Uxbridge High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
Other schools in Uxbridge
Oak Wood School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Uxbridge.
- Bishopshalt School Secondary
- Harefield School Secondary
- Swakeleys School for Girls Secondary
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Secondary
- Uxbridge High School Secondary
- Vyners School Secondary
- Colham Manor Primary School Primary
- Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Primary
- Denham Village School Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Highfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oak Wood School teach?
- Oak Wood School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Wood School?
- The headteacher of Oak Wood School is Mr Daniel Cowling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Wood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Wood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oak Wood School?
- Oak Wood School has 1,275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oak Wood School full?
- Oak Wood School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,275 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oak Wood School a faith school?
- No. Oak Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oak Wood School a selective school?
- No. Oak Wood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Oak Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Oak Wood School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oak Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.6 in 2022/23 and 37.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oak Wood School rank locally?
- Oak Wood School ranked 18th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oak Wood School's absence rate?
- Oak Wood School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Wood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.