Secondary
Oakwood School
Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1610 of 1600 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
- Local authority
- Surrey
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 133.8
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 1,572
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
34%
43.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 |
| Entered the EBacc | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 36% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.29 |
| 22/23 | -0.58 |
| 23/24 | -0.27 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.6 |
| 22/23 | 40.3 |
| 23/24 | 43.3 |
| 24/25 | 43.0 |
Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Surrey admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jon Gladstone
- Address
- Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE
- Telephone
- 01293785363