Oak Hill School
Church Hill Road, East Barnet, London, EN4 8XE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 10 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- AP BARNET MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Kelly
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 144784
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083614639
About this school
Oak Hill School is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 10 to 19 and has 49 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.75 -3.67 to -1.82 | -2.37 -3.29 to -1.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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 Hill 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 | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.6 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.7 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 29.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 28.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 49 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 March 2025
- 11 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.39%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 28.22%
- Persistent absence
- 69.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pavilion Study Centre0.6 miles
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-
Orange Tree School0.7 miles
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-
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre0.7 miles
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-
Oaktree School0.7 miles
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-
Salcombe Preparatory School0.7 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Oak Hill School teach?
- Oak Hill School teaches children aged 10 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Hill School?
- The headteacher of Oak Hill School is Mrs Joanne Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Hill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Hill 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 Hill School?
- Oak Hill School has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 19.
- Is Oak Hill School full?
- Oak Hill School has capacity for 50 pupils and 49 on roll (98%), 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 Oak Hill School a faith school?
- No. Oak Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Oak Hill School?
- Oak Hill School is part of AP BARNET MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oak Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.6 in 2022/23 and 3.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Oak Hill School's absence rate?
- Oak Hill School's overall absence rate is 28.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Hill 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 10 July 2026.