Oaks Park High School
Damson Way, Carshalton, SM5 4NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEAM ACADEMIES NETWORK
- Headteacher
- Mr Amit Amin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cheam Academies Network (CAN)
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,406
- Pupils on roll
- 1,407
- URN
- 147538
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086475842
About this school
Oaks Park High School is a secondary academy in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,407 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 201 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 38.3 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.22 to +0.19 | -0.55 -0.75 to -0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 33.3% | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 57.7% | 64.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 21.4% | 17.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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 | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.3 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,260 |
| 2023/24 | 1,298 |
| 2024/25 | 1,357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oaks Park High School compares
Oaks Park High School ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% 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 | 42.5 | 10.2% | 29.3% | 1,407 | — |
| Wallington High School for Girls | 80.5 | 4.9% | 12.5% | 1,548 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Academy Sutton | 58.2 | 5% | 18.1% | 1,294 | 1.1 miles |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 57.2 | 5.7% | 18.1% | 1,425 | 1.3 miles |
| Overton Grange School | 46.8 | 9% | 28.9% | 1,092 | 1.3 miles |
| The John Fisher School | 55.6 | 6.4% | 15.9% | 1,116 | 1.4 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)
- 29.3%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.16%
- Persistent absence
- 27.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wallington High School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · Wallington
-
Harris Academy Sutton1.1 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls1.3 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Overton Grange School1.3 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
The John Fisher School1.4 miles
Secondary · Purley
Other schools in Carshalton
- Carshalton Boys Sports College Secondary
- Carshalton High School for Girls Secondary
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls Secondary
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hedges Primary School Primary
- Green Wrythe Primary School Primary
- Harris Junior Academy Carshalton Primary
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base Primary
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's RC Infants School Primary
- St Mary's RC Junior School Primary
- Stanley Park Infants 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 Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of Oaks Park High School?
- The headteacher of Oaks Park High School is Mr Amit Amin, 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 1,407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oaks Park High School full?
- Oaks Park High School has capacity for 1,406 pupils and 1,407 on roll (100%), 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 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.
- Is Oaks Park High School part of an academy trust?
- Oaks Park High School is part of CHEAM ACADEMIES NETWORK. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Oaks Park High School have?
- The schools register lists Oaks Park High 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 Oaks Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 42.5 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 Sutton?
- Oaks Park High School ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% 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 Oaks Park High School's absence rate?
- Oaks Park High School's overall absence rate is 10.2% 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 10 July 2026.