Oaklands Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Waterlooville, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.16 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oaklands Catholic School is a secondary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Oaklands Catholic 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 | 1.16 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered, 1.16 miles, was the 8th shortest of 39 Hampshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.44 miles).
- Year 7 last distances swung sharply, most of all from 2025 to 2026; in 6 of the 8 years with a published outcome every applicant was offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 251 first-choice applications for 223 offers; 207 offers went to first-choice families, and 44 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hampshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,419 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of the Oaklands community.”
- “They feel known by staff and trust they will get the support they need, both academically and personally.”
- “Pupils say bullying is rare and that it is not acceptable at school.”
To improve
- “However, there is some variation in teaching across the school.”
- “Teachers generally check on what pupils have understood but this is less consistent than other aspects of their practice.”
- “Sometimes, misconceptions in learning are not identified during lessons.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 251 first-preference applications, 223 offers in total, 207 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 Hampshire.
- Crookhorn College 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Purbrook Park School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Cowplain School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Havant Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Warblington School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Horndean Technology College 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portchester Community School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Hayling College 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published