Oaks Park High School
45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7PQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Hamill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,830
- Pupils on roll
- 1,783
- URN
- 133405
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085902245
About this school
Oaks Park High School is a community secondary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,783 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oaks Park High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 291 | 290 | 290 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | 55.5 | 53.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.50 +0.33 to +0.66 | +0.63 +0.46 to +0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 66.9% | 57.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 80.7% | 75.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 53.4% | 62.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
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 Oaks Park High 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.9 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.5 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.5 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,841 |
| 2023/24 | 1,833 |
| 2024/25 | 1,783 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oaks Park High School compares
Oaks Park High School ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.5 | 6.7% | 22.5% | 1,783 | — |
| The Palmer Catholic Academy | 48.8 | 7.3% | 29.2% | 1,132 | 1.0 miles |
| King Solomon High School | 46.8 | 9.9% | 24.5% | 636 | 1.1 miles |
| Valentines High School | 59.3 | 6.1% | 25.1% | 1,357 | 1.1 miles |
| Ilford County High School | 75.7 | 5.5% | 12.2% | 1,115 | 1.1 miles |
| Chadwell Heath Academy | 53.7 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 1,229 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.47%
- English as an additional language
- 55.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Palmer Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
King Solomon High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Valentines High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Ilford County High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Chadwell Heath Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Ilford
Oaks Park High School ranks 7th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ilford.
- Beal High School Secondary
- Caterham High School Secondary
- Forest Academy Secondary
- Ilford County High School Secondary
- King Solomon High School Secondary
- The Palmer Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford Secondary
- Valentines High School Secondary
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oaks Park High School teach?
- Oaks Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaks Park High School?
- The headteacher of Oaks Park High School is Ms Joanne Hamill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oaks Park High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaks Park High 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 many pupils are at Oaks Park High School?
- Oaks Park High School has 1,783 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oaks Park High School full?
- Oaks Park High School has capacity for 1,830 pupils and 1,783 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oaks Park High School a faith school?
- No. Oaks Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oaks Park High School a selective school?
- No. Oaks Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Oaks Park High School have?
- The schools register lists Oaks Park High School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oaks Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.9 in 2022/23 and 53.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oaks Park High School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Oaks Park High School ranked 12th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oaks Park High School's absence rate?
- Oaks Park High School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oaks Park High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oaks Park High 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 30 June 2026.