Oaklands Catholic School
Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EDITH STEIN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Bonnington
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Sponsor
- Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust (ESCAT)
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,340
- Pupils on roll
- 1,419
- URN
- 137345
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392259214
About this school
Oaklands Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Waterlooville. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,419 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 223 | 231 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | 50.9 | 52.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.04 to +0.42 | +0.19 -0.01 to +0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 52.5% | 48.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 73.1% | 73.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 23.8% | 27.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
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 Oaklands Catholic 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.3 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,402 |
| 2023/24 | 1,372 |
| 2024/25 | 1,367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oaklands Catholic School compares
Oaklands Catholic School ranked 12th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.3 | 5.5% | 17.2% | 1,419 | — |
| Crookhorn College | 42.6 | 8.1% | 27.6% | 943 | 0.2 miles |
| Park Community School | 28.3 | 15.5% | 62.9% | 1,006 | 0.9 miles |
| Purbrook Park School | 47.7 | 7.8% | 21.5% | 921 | 1.0 miles |
| The Cowplain School | 39.6 | 10.1% | 28.1% | 993 | 1.7 miles |
| Springfield School | 39.8 | 9.7% | 28.4% | 1,133 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.17%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.54%
- Persistent absence
- 11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crookhorn College0.2 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
Park Community School0.9 miles
Secondary · Havant
-
Purbrook Park School1.0 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
The Cowplain School1.7 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
Springfield School2.1 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Waterlooville
Oaklands Catholic School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Waterlooville.
- Crookhorn College Secondary
- Horndean Technology College Secondary
- Purbrook Park School Secondary
- The Cowplain School Secondary
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oaklands Catholic School teach?
- Oaklands Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Waterlooville.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaklands Catholic School?
- The headteacher of Oaklands Catholic School is Mrs Amy Bonnington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oaklands Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oaklands Catholic 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 Oaklands Catholic School?
- Oaklands Catholic School has 1,419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oaklands Catholic School full?
- Oaklands Catholic School has capacity for 1,340 pupils and 1,419 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Oaklands Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. Oaklands Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Is Oaklands Catholic School a selective school?
- No. Oaklands Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Oaklands Catholic School?
- Oaklands Catholic School is part of EDITH STEIN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oaklands Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53 in 2022/23 and 52.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oaklands Catholic School rank locally?
- Oaklands Catholic School ranked 12th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oaklands Catholic School's absence rate?
- Oaklands Catholic School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oaklands Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oaklands Catholic 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 15 July 2026.