Oaks Park High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oaks Park High School is a secondary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Oaks Park High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, whereas places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 4 earlier years.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 125 first-choice applications for 285 offers, 0.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 15 Redbridge secondary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Redbridge.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 45-65 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7PQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 1,783 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils said they can be themselves at this school.”
- “They work hard and achieve exceptionally well, including in the sixth form.”
- “This is because staff have consistently high expectations of pupils’ work and conduct.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 125 first-preference applications, 285 offers in total, 125 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redbridge.
- The Palmer Catholic Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Solomon High School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Valentines High School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ilford County High School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chadwell Heath Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mayfield School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Caterham High School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published